I yearn for the days of Kompany, Yaya, Zabaletta eyc whose leadership would've prevented these collapses in the second half. We can go on and on about the abilities of individual players but can anyone identify a player who is a leader in our team ?
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Eric Hitchmough
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I think we’ve seen the best of RoddersRodri is the one. His composure wouldn’t allow it to happen. He elevates the team based purely on how much he’s trusted. Whatever tempo he sets, they trust him to follow it.
Missing him big time.
I saw Bernardo wearing the captains armband on about 70 minutes and I couldn’t get my head around the fact we lack any kind of leadership. Bernie was a complete passenger and how he’s captain is beyond me. I saw Ruben bollocking a few after one of their goals but there really is a lack of leaders in tha team.
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Kovacic, should he manage to stay fit, would be my choice as Captain. Hard as fuck, a top quality player, and someone that everyone will listen to.
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Great teams have 11 captains on the pitch
It’s a cliche but there’s more than a kernel of truth in it
It’s a cliche but there’s more than a kernel of truth in it
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It's easy to show leadership when everyone is doing their job right.
These days we have too many that are not. That puts pressure on the whole team, and that constricts leadership.
These days we have too many that are not. That puts pressure on the whole team, and that constricts leadership.
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He’s been a HUGE missKovacic, should he manage to stay fit, would be my choice as Captain. Hard as fuck, a top quality player, and someone that everyone will listen to.
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I’m with you on this.I saw Bernardo wearing the captains armband on about 70 minutes and I couldn’t get my head around the fact we lack any kind of leadership. Bernie was a complete passenger and how he’s captain is beyond me. I saw Ruben bollocking a few after one of their goals but there really is a lack of leaders in tha team.
Bernardo has been a great servant for City, but I never saw him as a leader. He used to be the butt of jokes from what I remember.
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Khus is the man to lead this team. We just need to get him on the pitch first..
Bluesince1979
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Totally my concern.
Not one leader in the squad when rodri isnt available, which seems more likely wont be a regular thing.
There isnt one player to calm the nerves when it gets wobbly.
Not one leader in the squad when rodri isnt available, which seems more likely wont be a regular thing.
There isnt one player to calm the nerves when it gets wobbly.
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Isn’t this a problem throughout football? There seems to be a lack of leaders of proper captains in most teams.
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Captain is selected by the team, and if they have most respect for Bernardo then I really don't see the problem.
Leaders on the pitch.... dias, stones, rodri, haaland, foden, bernardo - These are the players who are haranguing and willing the rest to pull their weight actively on the pitch.
Potential leaders - Nico's, reinjders, Donna, guardiol, 1 or 2 more. These players play with passion but are either not embedded enough yet or captain is just not for them.
Weaker players - doku, savinho, maybe nunes... I might be being unfair in them but I don't see a leaders. But that's OK, I think we have a good mix of personality and leaders. It doesn't replace the leadership team we had with Kevin and rodri and dias etc but they were at one time labelled as not leaders too. In fact some were just saying they are shit footballers.
Leaders on the pitch.... dias, stones, rodri, haaland, foden, bernardo - These are the players who are haranguing and willing the rest to pull their weight actively on the pitch.
Potential leaders - Nico's, reinjders, Donna, guardiol, 1 or 2 more. These players play with passion but are either not embedded enough yet or captain is just not for them.
Weaker players - doku, savinho, maybe nunes... I might be being unfair in them but I don't see a leaders. But that's OK, I think we have a good mix of personality and leaders. It doesn't replace the leadership team we had with Kevin and rodri and dias etc but they were at one time labelled as not leaders too. In fact some were just saying they are shit footballers.
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Captain is selected by the team, and if they have most respect for Bernardo then I really don't see the problem.
Not this season. Pep said he had to step in and he chose the captain's group
dadnlad
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but these wasnt super stars when bought good players that developedI yearn for the days of Kompany, Yaya, Zabaletta eyc whose leadership would've prevented these collapses in the second half. We can go on and on about the abilities of individual players but can anyone identify a player who is a leader in our team ?
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Dias used to be that guy, not any more sadly.
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Is he fuck, looks frightened to death himself half the time hardly inspirational. He's living under the somewhat xenophobic elusion that most football fans have regards players from the old eastern block being hard as nails just because of where they where born.Khus is the man to lead this team. We just need to get him on the pitch first..
Marvin.
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In Donnarumma, Stones, Dias, Rodri, Kova, Foden, Haaland we have leaders only Rodri and Kova are injured.