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2022 Captain
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Think the role is greatly exaggerated by fans to be honestUboat said:I’ve never really understood why football teams need captains.3 -
O'Connell would seem an obvious choice0
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Three reasons for me personally.EugenesAxe said:
Why?cafctom said:Stockley is the right choice IMO.
1) I like his physicality. He’s just as physical as any defender in the side. He always gives 100% commitment. He isn’t a selfish player and is willing to defend when we need him to. Not once can anyone accuse him of not putting a shift in.
2) I like the way he articulates himself. He’s a very good talker publicly, and someone who I can see having a good relationship with fans. Not too dissimilar from someone like Johnnie Jackson. I expect that ability to communicate is a good tool to have in a team environment too.
3) He delivers. He’s one of the few players we can count on to do what is asked of him, and that is score goals. He is rarely out of form.Would be interested to hear the arguments against Stockley as captain, because I think he has the right ingredients based on what we know about him.It does seem that it’s starting to become a bit fashionable to point the finger at him lately because of the debate about his style and our new passing philosophy. That debate will rumble on all season I expect, but I don’t see a better candidate in the expected starting eleven personally.5 -
The main thing I feel uncomfortable with is that he gets involved in silly confrontational things. The tackle he did early in the game last Saturday is an example. Unnecessary, especially from your captain in my opinion.3
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For me (controversial!) Stockley wouldn’t even be on the pitch if we had a quality striker but I expect him to be given the gig. I’d personally (without having seen either admittedly) give it to O’Connell or McGrandles. I’d have Dobson or Lavelle in the mix too but I don’t think either are guaranteed a starting position.0
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I would hope O’Connell or Lavelle or maybe McGrandles
definitely not Stockers. Jayden is an important player but not a good captain as he’s too whiny
we need someone to gee them up when we concede not stand there lambasting individuals5 -
Agreed. Jayden is good off the pitch, but on it he can come over as a moaner and indeed even a bit petulantSwisdom said:I would hope O’Connell or Lavelle or maybe McGrandles
definitely not Stockers. Jayden is an important player but not a good captain as he’s too whiny
we need someone to gee them up when we concede not stand there lambasting individuals0 -
How has noone mentioned Dobson? Would be up there for me, leader on the pitch and in the perfect position to give orders and push the team on when needed.1
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I agree with you entirely.johnnybev1987 said:How has noone mentioned Dobson? Would be up there for me, leader on the pitch and in the perfect position to give orders and push the team on when needed.
Trouble is he might not be in Garners starting 11.2 - Sponsored links:
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They're squad administrators. They bring issues to the manager if there's a group problem, they take requests and suggestions from the team to the coaching staff and they organise things for the group; tickets, socials, whip-rounds etc. It's quite an old fashioned idea that captains are the ones required to sort everything out on the pitch and bawl players out. Anyone can do that. In our squad we've got a few personalities; Lavelle and O'Connell, McGrandles appears to be one. They'll be talking on the pitch regardless of whether they've got the armband. In the modern day you need a captain who's popular, who the players will listen to and who can also talk to the coaching staff and the media in a way that's clear and appropriate. Stockley's a good choice because he seems to be popular with the players, he's outgoing and charismatic, he's great in an interview because he knows what to say in football speak (I want to end my career here, that result wasn't good enough, we all have to step up, we're all playing for our jobs and we have to appreciate that etc) and he says it well. A manager would feel comfortable sending a message through Stockley and I think players would be happy with Stockley taking a message to the manager or the owner.Uboat said:
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Stockley it is. Has to play like Ibrahimovic now or the masses will grow restless. EOC seems like a good choice of deputy0
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I don’t know who else he could’ve given it to when I think about the other players and regular starters. Bit too early to tell who he fancies other than Stockley to be week in, week out and fits the bill as a captain0
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I suspect that character and personality wise Stockley may well be best fit as Captain.
I am slightly more concerned with the implication that this makes him an automatic pick.
We know his limitations and we know he is as yet unproven in terms of Garnerball.
I'd like to think he is droppable if things aren't going well or need mixing up.0 -
Article about Citteee/Pep in today's Times .. De Bruyne is their capitano for the Community Shield game .. then all the staff and players vote for who should be the skipper for the rest of the season ..
'staff' wasn't specified .. could it really include caterers, security, cleaners, groundsmen et al ? .. a neighbour of mine's niece is a secretary at Citeeee .. he tells me that Pep and the directors take a VERY inclusive approach to ALL the staff , soooooo that could be the case0
