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Arseglenn Wenger wrote:If England win the World Cup
Arseglenn Wenger wrote:The Professor wrote:
It always baffles why so much importance is placed on the role of captains.
well let's save you from getting anymore saliva on your shoes, stop that mouthbrathing and I'll explain it to you.
If England win the World Cup the photograph of the England captain will become an iconic image for years to come
so we don't really want someone with such a dodgy public profile as the face of the nation for years to come
The Professor wrote:Wenger - Role of the captain is overplayed
By Nick Teale
Arsène Wenger believes the role of captain isn't as important in football as some people make out.
The manager feels that the influence of a skipper is overplayed in England because the player who leads the side out before a match cannot have much impact on other players once the game kicks off.
Wenger acknowledges that captaincy is more relevant in other major team sports, such as rugby and cricket, but he has his doubts that the ‘armband' really matters in football.
"Yes [captaincy] is overplayed, without a doubt," said the manager.
"[You have to make] an instant decision in a very quick time. The captain has no time to interfere with the individual decisions of the players on the pitch.
"Maybe in some other sports like rugby the captain has a bit more freedom and importance than in football."
Wenger also offered his take on why the role of team captain is deemed so important in English sport. He believes it could be down to the history of the country.
"Maybe it has historical roots in battles and fighting," he said. "Certainly the captain had always traditionally in the history of England, a big role and a big importance.
"I like that, but team sport is linked with recent history, the 20th Century. Before you had no team sport, it turned up with democracy. Before that, it was all fighting, and so maybe it is linked with historical roots."
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-role-of-the-captain-is-overplayed
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Couldn't agree more.
It always baffles why so much importance is placed on the role of captains. Should England underform at the WC you'll no doubt hear people link it with Terry losing the captaincy.
Re: John Terry dropped as England captain by Glenarch of the Glen Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:35 pm
TM wrote:Bah. Silly knee jerk descision to the media crap.
Terry is easily the best man for thejob.knob
Arseglenn Wenger wrote:The Professor wrote:
It always baffles why so much importance is placed on the role of captains.
well let's save you from getting anymore saliva on your shoes, stop that mouthbrathing and I'll explain it to you.
If England win the World Cup the photograph of the England captain will become an iconic image for years to come
so we don't really want someone with such a dodgy public profile as the face of the nation for years to come
Dick Grayson wrote:
TM wrote:Dick Grayson wrote:
How is this relevant?
Dick Grayson wrote:TM wrote:Dick Grayson wrote:
How is this relevant?
He was England captain at that time!
borocooper wrote:Doesnt really matter though does it..he'll still have the other half. Not like he'll be a pauper.
With the meeting only taking 12 minutes looks like he'd pretty much made up his mind and wasn't convinced by whatever Terry had to say for himself. He obviously, and quite rightly, decided that Terry isn't to be trusted and decided that further exposes could not be risked as WC approaches - which is likely now that Terry's demotion declares an open season on him. (NoTW is promising more exposes on Sunday even now.)
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