Per Mertesacker says every player has a responsibility "to lead and give energy to the squad".
The World Cup winner is one of Arsenal's most senior players and captained the Gunners to a record 12th FA Cup last May.
As they prepare to continue their defence of the trophy against Burnley on Saturday,
Mertesacker says everyone has a role to play in helping the team achieve more success.
“There’s always a balance between having good leaders and a good team, but everyone needs to lead,” he told the Arsenal Weekly podcast.
“Everyone needs to lead, to talk and give energy to the squad. It’s a balance and you don¹t want to do too much or exaggerate at times, you just have to get the team going at times.
“In general we have a good balance in the team and a good squad. We’ve still got players coming back from injury but we’ve never complained about it, that is the main reason for our success."
The World Cup winner is one of Arsenal's most senior players and captained the Gunners to a record 12th FA Cup last May.
As they prepare to continue their defence of the trophy against Burnley on Saturday,
Mertesacker says everyone has a role to play in helping the team achieve more success.
“There’s always a balance between having good leaders and a good team, but everyone needs to lead,” he told the Arsenal Weekly podcast.
“Everyone needs to lead, to talk and give energy to the squad. It’s a balance and you don¹t want to do too much or exaggerate at times, you just have to get the team going at times.
“In general we have a good balance in the team and a good squad. We’ve still got players coming back from injury but we’ve never complained about it, that is the main reason for our success."
