congrats to him then i guess. i would have liked someone in mid or back to recieve the band but i don't see someone with that leadership role who has the experience and can play everyday. DB10 would have been nice but not being able to play away in europe would be a damper especially since it seems AW is building or at least looking into building a team for europe play.
He had less than half of the vote on the captain poll, but it was to be expected. https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219261
It's a good choice because he almost always plays. He rarely gets injured and when he is healthy, he is on the pitch. It just makes sense.
I advise people to check the poll thread, instead of everyone having to repeat what they have already posted...
it is you silly buster!!! we got thierry as our new captain, sol the former spurs captain, senderos the captain of swiss u21, iirc kolo has captaind the ivory coast, freddie has captained us before and so has bergkamp.... so you were saying? please think before you speak, it only leads you to embarress yourself, though youre used to doing that round these parts!
I hope that Henry is little more supportive of the younger players like Reyes and Van Persie. It seemed like many times last season, he would dog Reyes or give him nasty looks. I'm sure TH14 will do brilliantly.
Supportive is good....but I don't mind the "nasty looks" if it helps light a fire under players. Most admit that Keane is a good captain and I don't think his MO is to kill with kindness.
It is all good now. The brawling will not end in the training ground. We will see some of it on FSW. It is gonna be a long season for the likes of Lauren. Anyway congrats to King Henry. He deserves it: 1)He is not an injured prawn. 2)He will now get to play even the reserve games. 3)No one else should even think of taking throw balls, corners, free kicks, penalties etc. 4)He will get a minimum of 50 goals a season. 5)He is charming, and will look good lifting the trophy. Too bad he may not lift any for a while. 6}He reminds me of Kobe with Lakers. Go TH14. I think he sholud now wear THGC. The GC stands for a great captain.
I think he had this wrapped up from the start. You have any doubts? Go search ebay for arsenal jerseys and see whose jersey comes up each time. I guarantee you will be bidding on #14. I realize this is quite subjective, but these trends almost always coincide with the ones on the team. If his record and attitude have earned the respect of the fans to this degree, then it's most likely a reflection of the respect of his teammates.
I think we all recognize that there was no solid runaway choice, everyone had both positives and negatives, TH14 is as good as anyone else. That said, I like the decisiveness and that this was not left up in the air too long...
you've got to be kidding, right? that is just an absolutely ridiculous idea. please don't jump on the bandwagon of henry-bashers who are constantly saying that he disappears in big games. what a bunch of bull. if the news in accurate, henry would make a fantastic captain. he hates losing or being second best to anyone and this type of attitude is essential in a captain. also, if this news is true, sol might have just taken another step closer to the door. i'm sure that he, like most of the fans, assumed that he would take the band from pv4. this could be a real slap in the face and might be a hint of arsenal's plans in the transfer market this summer. he's a fantastic defender, but wenger might use him to barter a trade for a big name midfielder before the close of the transfer window.
Hey - I hope he steps up too - but like my wife tells me - "the best predictor of future behavior - past behavior"
I disagree that most fans thought Sol would take the captain's band and I also disagree that its bull to claim that Henry disappears in big games. He does disappear, all we can hope is that now that he's given the captain's band, it will cause him to try stepping it up another notch in big games as he feels more responsible, though this could cause the exact opposite result. Cesc, having to take on the pressure of replacing PV4, will absolutely, positively not be named captain. He's a kid, I don't care if Bergkamp only plays half the games, giving Cesc the armband over him would be the ultimate insult. Cesc is toward the very back of the line for getting the captain's band...
I'm think i'm going to label anyone who continues this as pathetically stupid. Anyway, as this law was put into affect after you posted this i'm not going to act retrospectively. I'll simply ask you to explain yourself. Tell me what the ratio is of disapperance to non-disappearance. Which i presume means Henry not scoring a hat-trick unless you really want me to slap you down. I'd expect you to provided examples of players who this doesn't apply to. I'll draw up my list of names in anticipation of this. Okay?
I love TiTi. However, I am a bit concerned. The captaincy is a lot of responsibility and I don't want it to affect his goal scoring. (Like it has done to Raul at Real Madrid). But good luck to him! He is pure class.