Emmanuel Adebayor has described William Gallas as Arsenal's 'rock' and believes the defender was correct to publicly criticise the Gunners.
France international Gallas was stripped of the club captaincy in November after slamming his team-mates' for not possessing the stomach for a fight and revealing rifts in the home dressing room at Emirates Stadium.
But Adebayor has backed the centre-back and feels his colleague gave Arsenal's faint Premier League title hopes a necessary shot in the arm.
"There is some truth in what he said," said the Togo striker. "Someone had to say these things, to make each person face up to their responsibilities. If he had said nothing, where would we be today?
"Gallas has always been like that - he has experience, he has won titles, played in a World Cup final.
"He doesn't throw these thoughts around lightly. He said something because it was necessary to do it.
"He is indispensable to the team. He is Arsenal's rock - his behaviour since the armband was taken off him proves that."
With midfield lynchpin Cesc Fabregas out of action for up to four months because of injury, many have questioned Arsenal's ability to challenge for the title.
But Adebayor is not giving up hope, although he admits the team's mentality has to change between now and the end of the season.
"It's a question of confidence," he added in Aujourd'hui Sport. "At the moment, when we take the lead, we are scared.
"We tremble until the final whistle because the team is young and we have conceded several goals in the last few minutes of matches.
"We are lacking a bit of luck. We haven't been on top form since the start of the season. Perhaps we will perform better towards the end (of the season)."
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