Strictly Come Dancing's Tony Adams has been the rising star of the series. While not all his performances have earned him the highest scores, he has certainly shown his commitment while entertaining the BBC hit show's viewers. During last week's Halloween special of the show, Tony and his partner Katya Jones impressed the judges with a quickstep to The Devil Went Down to Georgia.
The Gunners legend has gained a lot of respect for how far he has come in the competition, having always given it his best shot despite some low scores and some questionable dance moves. Tony doesn't seem to mind looking a bit silly on the dance floor, but that wasn't the case during his footballer career as he once stormed out of a training session after his old boss banished a key part of a defender's game.
As a formidable member of Arsenal's 'invincibles' and even a captain, the former England defender did not take well to a training session that manager Arsène Wenger made them do during a training camp in Switzerland.
During the session, the gaffer decided to banish the offside rule, which is a crucial safety net for any defender as it stops the attacker standing behind them.
At the time, Tony Adams told The Times: "I walked off in Switzerland at a training camp. I said, 'No that’s not for me'. I got so angry. I was newly recovering and didn’t have the booze to suppress my feelings.
"Why was I angry? It made me look silly, and I don’t like looking silly. It was great for the forwards, there were people all round the place scoring goals and the score was 10-10."
But this makes the job of the defender nearly impossible as there is no way to stop the attackers when they can go from anywhere and Tony deemed it "schoolboy stuff."
That is not the only time the duo did not see eye to eye as Tony Adams has previously claimed his former manager did not teach him anything.
He told the Islington Gazette: "For preparation and recovery he [Wenger] was better than anyone. As a psychologist - regarding his interaction with his group of players - he was fantastic, second to none.
"But did he teach me anything? No.
"That’s all you needed. Someone to come in and teach players how to defend. Arsène buys them, puts them in – but he doesn’t develop defenders. It’s about working with players to develop them."
