AmarteyAndChill Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 10 hours ago, erlee said: >> Yeah I've noticed that when we score Kasper barely ever joins in with the celebrations with all the other players. Disgraceful attitude imo. so you want the goalie to abandon his post & run up field to join in the chorus?? have u ever seen goals conceded on kick-offs when opp. goalie runs up to celebrate? He celebrates once the game is won. He stays calm, this is what you want your GK to do.
sylofox Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 1 hour ago, AmarteyAndChill said: Wes is more of a leader by example. You can't do half a job. You can't pick and chose what bits you do.
LAprice_ Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 Who was the last player to captain Leicester in the league before Morgan/Schmeichel? Now that's a good quiz question... ... Richie Wellens, April 2012. vs West Ham.
Jimmy Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 1 hour ago, LAprice_ said: Who was the last player to captain Leicester in the league before Morgan/Schmeichel? Now that's a good quiz question... ... Richie Wellens, April 2012. vs West Ham. Matt Mills was captain under Sven and when NP came back, when he was bombed out Pearson had Danns captain, at the start of the next season Morgan became club captain
Carl the Llama Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 Bit of a toss up between Drinky (if we don't ship him out to man utd) and Kasper: I'd say Kasper is the more authoritative of the two but being on the pitch allows Danny to be more influential during play.
Jimmy Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 4 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said: Bit of a toss up between Drinky (if we don't ship him out to man utd) and Kasper: I'd say Kasper is the more authoritative of the two but being on the pitch allows Danny to be more influential during play. Buffon captains both Italy and Juve don't think it matters, you still need multiple leaders on the pitch
Carl the Llama Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 5 hours ago, Jimmy said: Buffon captains both Italy and Juve don't think it matters, you still need multiple leaders on the pitch Oh yeah totally. Don't get me wrong it's not like I don't think keepers should ever be captains, some of the best captains through the years have been keepers (Buffon, Casillas, Schmeichel's dad, going back a bit Shilton & Yashin) but for purely tactical reasons in my opinion it should count against them if there's a similarly qualified player for the role further up the pitch, make them the vice captain or something instead. And I say that as a person who's usually biased in favour of keepers given that's where I always played.
Jimmy Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 29 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said: Oh yeah totally. Don't get me wrong it's not like I don't think keepers should ever be captains, some of the best captains through the years have been keepers (Buffon, Casillas, Schmeichel's dad, going back a bit Shilton & Yashin) but for purely tactical reasons in my opinion it should count against them if there's a similarly qualified player for the role further up the pitch, make them the vice captain or something instead. And I say that as a person who's usually biased in favour of keepers given that's where I always played. if we are changing captain Schmeichel is the most qualified by some distance
Carl the Llama Posted 18 December 2016 Posted 18 December 2016 7 minutes ago, Jimmy said: if we are changing captain Schmeichel is the most qualified by some distance I guess that's where we differ because while I agree Kasper's more of a leader, I don't see it being by so much that it clearly supersedes the benefit of having a mobile captain moving with the play. Fortunately I don't have to make these decisions because to my mind the pros and cons pretty much balance each other out. If someone put a gun to my head and told me to pick one I think I would just about edge for Kasper.
foxfanazer Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Got to be Kasper imo. Speaks really well and has bundles of PASHUN!!!!!!
GingerrrFox Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 If you wanted to construct a club captain in a laboratory, you'd build Matty James. Speaks well, handsome bloke and good personality. He's very well thought of in the dressing room.
AmarteyAndChill Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Kasper, he's been at the club longer.
foxy boxing Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Drinkwater defo, he runs the team anyway and is the driving force of the midfield and the team and is a captain on the pitch anyway
Leamington Fox Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 I was struck by Amartey's comments about Kasper following the Stoke match. From what I've read, Morgan is a very quiet captain and I suspect that Drinky would be quiet. I would go for Kasper as skipper (if he doesn't got to Man City) and Drinkwater as vice (if he doesn't go to Man United). On another note, poor old Wes struggled with saying a few words on SPOTY last night. I love him, though. I doubt he has a glittering career ahead of him as an after-dinner speaker.
Sublime_Coatsworth Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Kasper - 100%. Loved it on Saturday when he was pulling Ranieri away from the ref.
Babylon Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Kasper or DD.... they both strive for excellence and are the two who drag others along and talk all the time on the pitch.
BrummieFOX Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Don't think it's THAT much of a big decision to be honest. Kasper or Drinkwater would do a decent job. We have enough natural leaders in the squad for it not to make too much of a difference whoever it is (apart from Jeff).
ultrafox Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 Could the Captaincy be changed mid-season (apart from the captain leaving the club)? If so I think giving the Captaincy to Kasper now may just give Wes more desire to up his game!
shen Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 I'm thinking in terms of off-field ambassadorial commitments of captains, Drinky would not suit this role. He very much seems to shy away from the cameras and would not want to be constantly interviewed for this or that. Schmeichel on the other hand thrives with the media attention and has always projected a very professional image of himself and the squad. I can see the on-field disadvantage of having a keeper as captain, but only regarding arguments/discussion with the referee during the game. As others have said, Kasper being captain does not stop Drinkwater, Vardy and Morgan organising the players around them. I actually think King would be the next best candidate after Kasper. He's seen it all, speaks well and is well liked and respected. The problem here is obviously that he's not a nailed on starter. On 18/12/2016 at 10:28, Argarath said: Open dictionary. Find irony. Read The irony of this reply...
possiblygeorge Posted 19 December 2016 Posted 19 December 2016 If not Kasper, than FuchsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Guest Col city fan Posted 20 December 2016 Posted 20 December 2016 I'm never sure about having a keeper as Captain, for all the obvious reasons about positioning on the pitch etc. I think that's one thing with our squad...we have no clear replacements after Wes. Drinkwater is reputedly quite reserved and 'camera shy', if you like. Id have no qualms about making Fuchs the skipper personally. And, and this will shock you all!.....I wonder whether Amartey might have captaincy credentials at some point in the future. Not yet, he's not ready. But maybe at some point in a year or two.
lgfualol Posted 20 December 2016 Posted 20 December 2016 I think Kasper or Drinkwater for sure. But out of the whole team (bar Wasyl I guess), I think being shouted at by an angry Kasper would be the scariest.
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