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Next England captain?

Bournemouth Addick
Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,288
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In the very likely event that Gerrard calls it a day after Tuesday (or even before) who do you think is the best replacement with an eye on France 2016?

Rooney is being talked up in the media as the best candidate and I can see some merit in this but his form at international level is already patchy and I would prefer him to focus on that. After that there's not a obvious candidate. Cahill is likely to maintain his place for the foreseeable future but even though I don't normally like goalkeepers as the skipper I would give it to Hart as he seems the most natural leader in the squad at the moment.

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  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    I agree, Hart is very passionate and don't mind screaming at the so called prima donnas, give it to him as he will probably be the most consistent and play in nearly if not all of our games
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,841
    Not Hart, but no idea who.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Very impressed with how hart handles himself. I remember in the euros the england team facebook had a video of the younger lads playing table tennis with hart, oxlade chamberlain got a bit overexcited and Hart just quietly got him to calm down and be sensible. So deffo Hart for me, Rooney no way.
  • GreenhitheRed
    GreenhitheRed Posts: 538
    I do not think there are any natural leaders in the squad at present which is a problem.

    Rooney will get it by default given that he is the most experienced player at international level but he is definitely not captain material. Would also make him pretty much undroppable and given his very patchy form in an England shirt that would not be the ideal situation.

    I would go with Hart as well given the lack of other candidates.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,075
    Not Rooney, would make him even more undroppable than he already is.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,157
    It has to be someone whose place in the first XI is pretty much guaranteed. The criticism of Rooney has been over the top and there have been at least four players worse than him out there. It's between Hart and Rooney but is Hart undroppable? I think Forster will push him hard over the next few years and he is just as good as Hart.

    Does it really matter? We are the only national team that attaches any grest importance to this. Italy and Spain just pass it on to the player with the most caps. It's meaningless really. The captain in football doesn't mean anything like it does in cricket for example.
  • tricky
    tricky Posts: 1,291
    Joe Hart hands down. Sensible, established number one and the closest England have to a player with a winning mentality.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,591
    Rooney in the press conference the other day was an embarrassment. You can literally see him struggling to manage talking and breathing at the same time. Captain? Don't make me laugh.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,493
    Cahill, Hart and Rooney are really the only choices at the moment.

    They'll probably give it to Rooney. The worst choice of the 3.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,345
    Not Hart or Cahill
    if Rooney then I would just scream

    IMO there is no-one really worthy of it, but would give it to Jags

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  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    None of the current crop. Have a clear out of the old pros and then pick a captain for the future. It's a ceremonial job anyway so at least pick someone who can talk in public properly
  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    Give it to one of the younger players, so not Rooney, Hart or Cahill.

    Let's create a true captain for the next four tournaments.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,678
    Rooney as captain would be a 'courageous' decision from the FA. I'd put a fair amount on him losing the armband to a red top sunday exclusive within a year of getting the job.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,364
    Baines
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,288
    GretnaGreenAddick said:

    Give it to one of the younger players, so not Rooney, Hart or Cahill.

    Let's create a true captain for the next four tournaments.

    Blimey, Hart is only 27 and should be coming into his prime as a keeper. Butland may be pushing him in a year or two but Hart should still be around for the next two tournaments.
  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    Bournemouth Addick said:

    GretnaGreenAddick said:

    Give it to one of the younger players, so not Rooney, Hart or Cahill.

    Let's create a true captain for the next four tournaments.

    Blimey, Hart is only 27 and should be coming into his prime as a keeper. Butland may be pushing him in a year or two but Hart should still be around for the next two tournaments.
    Im just not convinced he is level headed enough to be a good captain for us.

    I would much rather give it to a younger player that England choose to build a team around, not that we will put that much long term planning in anyway, so it is a moot point, so might as well give it to Rooney for the Euros then Hart for the World Cup after.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    DRAddick said:

    Rooney in the press conference the other day was an embarrassment. You can literally see him struggling to manage talking and breathing at the same time. Captain? Don't make me laugh.

    Thought the same, if you didn't know he was English you would think he was speaking in a second language, the way he had to pause to think about how to say pretty straight forward sentances for a natural English speaker
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    Looking down the main page for a thread to read, I noticed this one, "Next England captain?"...........and the one directly underneath was called "Who cares?". Summed it up for me............
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,499
    edited June 2014
    Cahill doesn't strike me as a leader. So much so that I really do think he works better if he's got someone playing next to him telling him what to do (Not Terry.Well not for England anyway). Jagielka is very similar in that respect.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,157
    Jagielka shouldn't even be in the team let alone captain.

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  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Quite demanding if you ask me

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFHnX3_6RQ
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Is Hart head'n'shoulders above Rooney?
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,888
    Like it or not folks it will be Rooney, you heard it here first (I am Roy in disguise, I called all the subs right in the Uraguay match the other night, remember?) :-0
  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    Rooney as captain will be a disaster, as that is just what he needs, more pressure on him in an England shirt.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,776
    The position causes more problems than it solves. I'd pick my captain on a game by game basis and a tournament by tournament basis when applicable - and tell all of the senior players that they are my captains.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,157
    It's just so irrelevant. An armband is meaningless. They can and should all be leaders.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,176
    morrison

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