Right! Now we have got the new manager we want, who should be made the permanent captain. For me, the man for the Job has to be Stephen Carr. World class player, proud to play for the team and a man who is well respected. What do you all think? Jonah
i'd definitely agree with Carr: he's got great drive, a terrific engine, and plenty of speed, to boot! He's had quite a bit of servicing recently, so he's got plenty of fuel in the tank, and there's no hazard of him getting exhaust-ed.
I'd agree with that, on top of all that he gets up and down the pitch so he can be barking orders to O'Shea one second and Robbie Keane the next, and he'll be able to see the game devolop around him. Plus, his style can often be inspirational, a lead by example type anyway.
I'd agree with Carr in theory, but there has to be a question over his fitness. If his problems are well and truly behind him, I'd have no hesitation in plumping for him - if, however, he's going to be in and out of the squad it might make less sense. If you put aside Carr, the only compelling candidates for my money are Cunningham (who isn't guaranteed a game) and Finnan who is captaining Fulham and has the added bonus of being an excellent footballer. The other quality regulars - Keane, Duff, Given, Reid don't really seem to be captain material while the non-quality regulars - Harte, Breen, Holland, Kinsella, Kilbane hopefully will have to worry about keeping their places as well as having the added burden of the captaincy!
well i dont know about the rest of yees (with the honorable exception), but i thought my stream of Carr gags were v.funny. Tho (as the man said) "manny's a true word that's said ingest", i think he'd b a worthy captain: due to him being class, and being my favourite player.
Actually, I can see either Robbie Keane or Duff being the next captain after whoever the incumbent turns out to be. If Keane can curb his petulant streak, then he could be a very effective leader - quick thinking, energetic, committed, skilful, experienced, respected by the rest of the squad, and able to turn a game on its head. Change "curb his petulant streak" to "become a bit more vocal", leave the rest as it is, and you have Duff's case for the captaincy. As it is, the pair of them are the two we look to to either kill the game off or retrieve it for us. Carr seems to be the best bet of the current choices. I wouldn't go with Finnan as a captain - we all know what an important member of the squad he is, but I think that he could suffer from the same kind of problems as Cunningham has in the last couple of game. He's not an especially vocal player (even less than Cunningham), and by the very nature of his position, spends parts of every game on the periphery. Jason McAteer could be a good outside bet - assuming, of course, that he gets a regular place. Along with Gary Kelly (also a good choice in the unlikely event of him winning back a regular spot), he's the most senior member of the squad by a fair bit. He always gets involved, runs himself into the ground, and is capable of the odd exceptional moment. Considering our recent problems in central midfield, where he's been doing well for Sunderland (either side of his injury), he could be worth a shot.
Holland not quality? How can anyone say Matt Holland is not a quality midfielder, don't be fooled by the fact he is playing 1st div football, Kerr knows a good thing when he sees it and you can be assured that he will keep his place for many years to come. I am not saying he will be the permanent captain but we could do alot worse!
Re: Holland not quality? Matt Holland was playing above himself for the world cup, just like the whole team. Without the support of roy keane, he has been shown as very ordinary so far in the quailifiers, (kinsella even worse), and i cant see that changing in the future. For me the two central midfielders would be between carsley, healy, and holland, but Matt Holland needs to improve big time to keep a regular place in the team. As for captain, i would agree with anyone who says Steven Carr, Kinsella's wouldn't be bad either, but he seems past it at this stage and probably wont be featuring in the team regularly.
Re: Re: Holland not quality? I'd add Delap to that list of central mid fielders, what's happend to Carsley latley btw? Is he injured or has Moyes decided he isn't good enough to even warm the bench?