Future Chelsea Captain

[zolayes 14,489]

And why is that? Many people (and not only Chelsea fans) wanted him to be the captain of the English national team, why do you think he can't be our captain? IMO he has the leadership qualities, of course he is no JT but still... He is English, he is already a veteran compared to the other players in our squad and most importantly - he is a great example of a true professional who built himself up from the bottom and ended up in the very top.

Anyway, there is no way it will be Matic, he is not a leader, not by his nature and not by his game. A massive player but I haven't seen any leadership qualities from him by now, I'd even rate Fabregas higher than him for this role.

the fact he is English is NOT enough reason to make him Captain . Fabregas displayed leadership when he was with Arsenal

but seems that counts for nothing with you

[Tomo 21,751]

And why is that? Many people (and not only Chelsea fans) wanted him to be the captain of the English national team, why do you think he can't be our captain? IMO he has the leadership qualities, of course he is no JT but still... He is English, he is already a veteran compared to the other players in our squad and most importantly - he is a great example of a true professional who built himself up from the bottom and ended up in the very top.

Anyway, there is no way it will be Matic, he is not a leader, not by his nature and not by his game. A massive player but I haven't seen any leadership qualities from him by now, I'd even rate Fabregas higher than him for this role.

Because the leader of a team needs to be top drawer no matter what the circumstance

Cahill is far to dependent on his CB partner to be a captain, Cahill next to Terry fine,replace Terry with someone like Luiz who won't help Cahill through the game as much. Could Cahill keep performing to a high standard next to a Bolourouz or a Ben Haim like JT did?

Furthermore like I said I still think JT has 3 years left at least, so Cahill will be approaching his twilight years himself when the captaincy finally becomes up for grabs. Personally ill be amazed if he is still first Xl in a couple of years, if the Pique rumours turn out to be true I think Cahill will be the one hitting the bench not JT.

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the fact he is English is NOT enough reason to make him Captain . Fabregas displayed leadership when he was with Arsenal

but seems that counts for nothing with you

I didn't say to name him captain JUST because he's English, read the rest of my post.

Fabregas also left his beloved Arsenal for Barcelona just like that and betrayed them by signing for us a couple of years later, but seems that counts for nothing with you.

Because the leader of a team needs to be top drawer no matter what the circumstance

Cahill is far to dependent on his CB partner to be a captain, Cahill next to Terry fine,replace Terry with someone like Luiz who won't help Cahill through the game as much. Could Cahill keep performing to a high standard next to a Bolourouz or a Ben Haim like JT did?

Furthermore like I said I still think JT has 3 years left at least, so Cahill will be approaching his twilight years himself when the captaincy finally becomes up for grabs. Personally ill be amazed if he is still first Xl in a couple of years, if the Pique rumours turn out to be true I think Cahill will be the one hitting the bench not JT.

I don't know why you think that he is not top drawer because I don't see many better CBs than him in the PL right now (I would also say in the world but I don't want to start this discussion again), I think everybody can agree about the first sentence... I also think you underestimate Cahill and IMO he contributes to his partnership with Terry just as much and even more than JT himself. Just like on Saturday - The Cahill "own goal" was 90 percent Terry's fault, but I didn't see many people blaiming him as they did with Cahill. Terry makes mistakes and many times he gets away with them just because he is Terry, and that's OK, but the thing is that Chelsea supporters sometimes have troubles with acknowledging the quality that thay have in their team. Just go ahead and ask what the other PL fans think of Cahill or check out what is being said about his performances in the press. I respect your opinion and maybe you are wishing for another JT or Carvalho in their prime, but Gary Cahill is almost the best it gets right now in world football and that's a fact. And don't try to sell me the Luiz stories because JT also looked like shit when partnered with this attacking midfielder piece of CB.

You are maybe right about the future but right now I don't see a better option than him. Maybe it will change but there is no way of knowing, and you are focusing too much about what could be and on too many "if"s.

[Term-X 7,891]

im almost sure it will be Matic unless a HG player with massive leadership qualities creeps out of the woodwork.

Not so sure about that..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RQ3agyStNQ

His english needs a lot of work, and judging by his general demeanour he seems a little awkward atm.

[bababoom 4,478]

Matic is still a leader on the pitch, he doesn't really need to be the most vocal.

[zolayes 14,489]

I didn't say to name him captain JUST because he's English, read the rest of my post.

Fabregas also left his beloved Arsenal for Barcelona just like that and betrayed them by signing for us a couple of years later, but seems that counts for nothing with you.

I don't know why you think that he is not top drawer because I don't see many better CBs than him in the PL right now (I would also say in the world but I don't want to start this discussion again), I think everybody can agree about the first sentence... I also think you underestimate Cahill and IMO he contributes to his partnership with Terry just as much and even more than JT himself. Just like on Saturday - The Cahill "own goal" was 90 percent Terry's fault, but I didn't see many people blaiming him as they did with Cahill. Terry makes mistakes and many times he gets away with them just because he is Terry, and that's OK, but the thing is that Chelsea supporters sometimes have troubles with acknowledging the quality that thay have in their team. Just go ahead and ask what the other PL fans think of Cahill or check out what is being said about his performances in the press. I respect your opinion and maybe you are wishing for another JT or Carvalho in their prime, but Gary Cahill is almost the best it gets right now in world football and that's a fact. And don't try to sell me the Luiz stories because JT also looked like shit when partnered with this attacking midfielder piece of CB.

You are maybe right about the future but right now I don't see a better option than him. Maybe it will change but there is no way of knowing, and you are focusing too much about what could be and on too many "if"s.

BETRAYAL wtf are you talking about... Arsenal didnt take up their option

[Term-X 7,891]

Matic is still a leader on the pitch, he doesn't really need to be the most vocal.

That's the type of thing Arsenal fans were saying about Arteta though..

There is a reason most 'successful' captains have similar traits, Matic doesn't fit that mold currently.

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matic

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[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Just curious, how abt Azpi? In his peak (best defender in EPL imo), passionate, hard worker and great personality.

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just changed mine to Matic

[Nike 373]

Matic or Cesc.

No one else on chelsea is currently captain material.

Unless, you want to do the sponsors bs like Neymar, Cristiano and Messi.