What Makes A Captain?

[paulwantsapint]

With all the VVD uncertainty & last seasons Fonte problems what type of player makes a captain

 

Mr reliable vocal senior pro

Jimmy Case

 

Best player

MLT Lambert

 

Hard working covers every blade of grass

Steven Davies

 

Other qualities?

 

At times last season seemed Steven Davies was only in team because he was captain & there were no other options

[musesaint]

Not stabbing the club in the back by signing a 6 year contract and then agitating for a move to Liverpool after 6 months of rehab?

[Crab Lungs]

Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting.

[Lord Duckhunter]

"Match captain " is an over rated position if you ask me, I don't get the obsession with it . I'd make bloke with most appearances captain for that particular game & someone like Davo club captain.

 

 

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[saints1988]

Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting.

 

Problem with that is when receiving our captains armband recent tradition seems to be that six months later you have to act like a total bell piece.

 

Lallana, Fonte and now Van Dijk

 

I don't want the curse to happen to Oriel

[cellone]

Oriel seems the natural choice to me. The bloke is a cut above your average footballer when it comes to personality. More down to earth than most and a little wiser.

[ADutchSaint]

A captain should be someone who is respected by all players and who has influence inside the squad.

 

But it doesn't matter who wears the armband, that's most times just a ego thing. The real leader/captain gets chosen by natural selection in the dressing room and on the pitch and not because a manager says so.

[Supersubpuckett]

if done properly the captain, like any other leader in any other team situation, should be the one who lives and breaths the ethos of the club and is an extension of the manager. They will have strong 121 relationships with the rest of the squad and puts theirs and the teams needs ahead of their own. They lead by example, earn respect and ultimately in the heat of battle its the person the rest of the team will do anything for.

 

VVD has proven himself not be the right person. Romeu maybe but I would say JWP is emerging as a strong candidate.

 

The captain should certainly not be decided based on the best player.

[Saint86]

Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting.

 

Romeu, JWP or Davis. Simple as that.

[jamesfp1]

You have to good enough to play but not good enough for other teams to want to buy you. Thus giving the impression you are a loyal, legendary captain.

[grezz]

Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting.

 

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[Disco Stu]

Definitely Davis. Our longest serving player now. True professional. Nobody else in our team deserves it more.

 

EDIT: Double checked and technically Ward-Prowse is our longest serving player. I think he needs to gain more experience and maturity to get the captains band though. Also the armband seems to be a kiss of death as far as remaining at Southampton is concerned so I'd rather he didn't.

Edited 30 July, 2017 by Disco Stu