Denilson: Cesc is not a leaderArsenal midfielder Denilson has hit out at club captain Cesc Fabregas for his lack of leadership abilities, as the Gunners prepare to face Leeds United in their third round FA Cup replay.
The club have had some commanding captains in the form of Tony Adams and Patrick Vieira in the past, but Brazilian star Denilson believes that Fabregas is not up to the task of leading them forward and slammed his team-mate.
"Fabregas is the captain but he is not a leader,'' he told the Sun. ''It's a personality thing and a leader can be young. It's something they are born with.
"We are lacking leadership and we need leadership to go forward. There isn't a leader. I don't see one player as a leader. At Arsenal it's more of a collective team at the moment, everyone is talking - but a leader is always important for a team."
Denilson, 22, also gave his view on the goalkeeping situation at Arsenal and, despite the excellent form of Wojciech Szczesny who is has taken the No. 1 spot in place of the injured Lukasz Fabianski, he believes one goalkeeper stands above the rest.
"The best keeper at Arsenal is Manuel Almunia," he said.
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