Tony Adams is easily regarded as one of the best defenders who played for Arsenal over the years. He was recently linked with a coaching role at the club after not making the grade as a manager. He had a failed to spell at Portsmouth most recently before coaching lower league clubs. However, Arsenal decided not to take the opportunity to bring him back to the club, while his most recent opportunity to get back to Arsenal was as a club chairman. However, the 46-year-old defender was once again snubbed for this opportunity.
Over the years, he has made more than 700 appearances for the club and has lifted numerous titles including the Premier league and FA Cup. However, he is of the opinion that the current Arsenal team will not be capable of winning the Premier league in the near future. Arsenal have not managed to lift a major trophy in the last eight years, and Adams sees this trophy drought continuing in the near future as well. Arsenal have been having a reluctance to spend money on big and established players, which has proved to be their major reason for downfall over the years.
Overreliance on inexperienced players has resulted in the club lacking the consistency required to win the league title according to Adams.
“Look, I would make the tea for Arsenal Football Club, but I thought I ticked all the right boxes for the board. I don’t need the money, I would put the good of the club first in every case and I could mediate well within the club. Chips is a great guy but not a very imaginative choice. And he is 73. But then it boils down to just being a figurehead with no power these days. It’s still a fantastic club but it’s time for them to win something again,” said Adams.