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Originally Posted by F-Red
I think the one obvious difference in the comparisons that people make between the two is the leadership in the team. You have someone like Puyol as a captain at Barca, he's a fully fledged Catalan, he knows what its like to play for the shirt/team/crowd etc. Arsenal's captain, as good a player he is, doesn't have the captain ability that Tony Adams had.
That should be Wengers priority. Fabregas isn't and will never be a leader on the pitch.
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I'm sorry, but that's rubbish. Arsenal's problem isn't that they have Fabregas as captain, it's that they have a squad of too many similar type of players, and a manager who despite having the funds has not strengthened areas of the team that have needed fresh blood. Wengers priority isn't replacing Fabregas as captain, rather it's to take a honest look at his strategy over the last 5 years and realize he has won fuck all with it. His priority should be to admit he needs to bring in 3 maybe 4 quality players to transform a team that's good into a team that will be able to compete consistently for titles.
Fabregas may not have the big personality of Adams but he's been amazing for the Gunners this season. He's their best player and the engine that drives the gunners. If that's not captain material I don't know what is. (and lets say for arguments sake Wenger decides to appoint someone else captain, who would he pick ? Gallas - who is mentally weak, Vermalen - he's only just been bought. Permacrock Rosicky? The other kids in the squad?)
Captaincy has done wonders for Fabregas's form. Wenger would have to be a madman to take it away from him when there are no other candidates in the squad who could do a better job.