paulwantsapint Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 "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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1988 Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADutchSaint Posted 29 July, 2017 Share Posted 29 July, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersubpuckett Posted 30 July, 2017 Share Posted 30 July, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 30 July, 2017 Share Posted 30 July, 2017 Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting. Romeu, JWP or Davis. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 30 July, 2017 Share Posted 30 July, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grezz Posted 30 July, 2017 Share Posted 30 July, 2017 Romeu is definitely a captain in waiting. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 30 July, 2017 Share Posted 30 July, 2017 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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