Couldnt agree more. The team has been missing a strong vocal on the pitch leader for a while now. This is probably a dying breed in football today but we sure as hell can do with someone stepping up to do this job right now.I miss the days of Keane or Schmeicel tearing strips off anyone who dared let their standards drop on the pitch. Always bemused me when people got their knickers in a knot about Berbatov daring to have a go at one of his team-mates when they made a bad decision. A good team needs one or two players who put the fear of god in those around them and won't hesitate to deliver a ferocious bollocking when it's required. Obviously, Berba the disciplinarian was never going to be a long term strategy but a bit more anger on the pitch would make us a better team IMO.
Presumably because Moyes wants to do everything to keep him at the club, which worked very well for Fabregas and RVP when they captained Arsenal.Can someone explain why Rooney should get it? I'm pretty sure he will, but I can't see why he would other than as a tempt to placate him.
He's inconsistent, comes in every summer a stone overweight, repeatedly asked to leave and insulted the club, and he has no self-control.
Though, Rooney would be my 1st choice too, RVP a bottle job? He's the one that pulled us to wins last season when things werent going our way. The part in bold is just wrong.If Van Persie is anywhere near the captaincy then I will be fuming.
Bottle job of the highest order. When things a re going wrong I wouldn't want to have to turn to him to inspire the team.
Rooney all day of the week.
Carrick isn't a leader, Jones is to young and needs time to perfect his craft, Fletcher isn't a starter. Giggs is too old, Evans needs to focus on improving his game.
Rafael will be gone in the summer
Oh great. There'll be NO Da Silvas. Then I'll look a tit.Rafael will be gone in the summer
Oh great. There'll be NO Da Silvas. Then I'll look a tit.
I agree. Especially when the reason he asked to leave in the first place echoed the sentiments of the same fans who now hate him.Likewise, every player must be a robot fan of the club. Players may not consider leaving the club, and must not seek contracts which match their value and importance to the club. Even if he scores 250 goals and becomes the club's record goalscorer, he will not be forgiven by the self-proclaimed morally superior fans of this club. This is a travesty. If this is how he is treated by the fans, perhaps he should leave.
Where is Rafael going?If Van Persie is anywhere near the captaincy then I will be fuming.
Bottle job of the highest order. When things a re going wrong I wouldn't want to have to turn to him to inspire the team.
Rooney all day of the week.
Carrick isn't a leader, Jones is to young and needs time to perfect his craft, Fletcher isn't a starter. Giggs is too old, Evans needs to focus on improving his game.
Rafael will be gone in the summer
It is the most pointelss rumour so far. A lot of media are saying that Moyes doesn't fancy him and will get rid on the summer, but the game against Stoke was te first game this season in the league where Rafael was fully fit and didn't started. A complete non story IMO so I found it weird how some fans stick with it.Where is Rafael going?
Fletcher would be a terrible captain on account of the fact he's not terribly likely to be awfully regular in the team after the summer window, if all goes well. I've never been able to abide a sideline captain. It needs to be someone who's more often that not playing. I don't think this is a particularly absonant expectation; that the captain should be an automatic starter, less injury, suspensions or routine squad rotation.Rooney if he stays, Fletcher if Rooney leaves.
Wasn't it fun though having Neville as club captain and Vidic as team captain?Fletcher would be a terrible captain on account of the fact he's not terribly likely to be awfully regular in the team after the summer window, if all goes well. I've never been able to abide a sideline captain. It needs to be someone who's more often that not playing. I don't think this is a particularly absonant expectation; that the captain should be an automatic starter, less injury, suspensions or routine squad rotation.
This point alone would be enough for me to rule out Rooney. The captain is the biggest representer of the team to the public and I don´t see him excelling in this role at all. He also never striked me as a leader on the pitch. He could turn games around by himself because of his top class skills, but he very rarely reignited the fire in the team with his personality.A captain needs some sense of diplomacy and be able to string a few sentences on and off the pitch. Fletcher if a regular would be an ideal candidate. I'd not mind RvP given the job. He would represent the club well.
Vidic was handed the captains armband in the 2010-2011 season when he was a constant starter. It was only the following season when he started to pick up injuries before the season long one against Basle.When was the last time we had a captain who was first pick on the team sheet? Even when Vidic got the armband, he was in and out of the side with injuries and being rested now and then because his fitness was a concern. During Vidic's captaincy, I think Evra led the team out way more times.