Rooney as England Captain

[alpine_saint]

Come on, be serious, Woy, or find another job.

[Hatch]

I don't think anybody cares anymore.

 

I'm surprised he didn't give it to some random Liverpool reserve plaver.

[dinger]

Come on, be serious, Woy, or find another job.

 

Who would you give the armband to?

[Dimond Geezer]

Personally I'd have given it to Hart whilst he still has an umblemished reputation.

[dinger]

I was going to say, the only other genuinely senior players who are likely to start seem to be Hart and Carrick. A lot of people don't favour a keeper as skipper (I'd be one of them) and Carrick refused to travel to the Euros. There's hardly a wealth of options.

[Hamilton Saint]

Rooney is not worthy to be captain, because of his on-field behaviour (lack of effort, lack of self-control, and lack of leadership attributes) and his off-field conduct (lack of moral fibre - an old-fashioned attitude, I grant you, but one I still believe in).

[The Cat]

It really doesn't matter who is captain, and I wish people would stop making out it does.

[Badger]

Rooney is not worthy to be captain, because of his on-field behaviour (lack of effort, lack of self-control, and lack of leadership attributes) and his off-field conduct (lack of moral fibre - an old-fashioned attitude, I grant you, but one I still believe in).

 

Agreed.

[skintsaint]

think Cahill is my choice, Terrys ready made replacement.

[alpine_saint]

It really doesn't matter who is captain, and I wish people would stop making out it does.

 

Its an honourary appointment, and one he barely deserves.

 

Lets not forget how he nearly derailed Euro 2012 with his red card in the last qualifier, then his mostly non-existence when he did play, and in South Africa.

[Badger]

Its an honourary appointment, and one he barely deserves.

 

Lets not forget how he nearly derailed Euro 2012 with his red card in the last qualifier, then his mostly non-existence when he did play, and in South Africa.

 

When did Rooney last have a good game for England ? And like many others- Lampard and Gerrard immediately spring to mind - when did he reprduce his club form for England.

[Anders]

When did Rooney last have a good game for England ? And like many others- Lampard and Gerrard immediately spring to mind - when did he reprduce his club form for England.

 

Euro 2004?

[Hamilton Saint]

It really doesn't matter who is captain, and I wish people would stop making out it does.

 

Well, I disagree. Good or bad leadership can have a tremendous effect on the morale and, therefore, the performance of any group or team.

 

Just look at the Saints. The lack of strong leadership on the pitch has been a long-standing weakness of the team. A good captain is usually a key element in a highly-successful team.