The media love a cliche and the heroic leader galvanising his men and leading them to victory is an easy one to sell. The truth is we have a squad full of elite players who are mentally tough as nails, they don’t need Vinny holding their hand, maybe they miss him as a defender but all this leadership talk is fanciful guff.I don’t think it’s anything to do with the results? I felt concerned about Kompany’s loss in the summer as did loads of fans. We haven’t replaced his influence, that’s not a criticism of anyone, it’s a simple observation.
The media love a cliche and the heroic leader galvanising his men and leading them to victory is an easy one to sell. The truth is we have a squad full of elite players who are mentally tough as nails, they don’t need Vinny holding their hand, maybe they miss him as a defender but all this leadership talk is fanciful guff.
A leader is someone who consistently does their best for the team, not someone who only plays in big games. It doesn’t even matter if they don’t play particularly well, as long as the effort and commitment is there in each and every single game.We unfortunately don’t have leaders like Kompany and Yaya any more. They were both leaders albeit in different ways. Kompany was an example both on and off the pitch. Yaya was a big game player who would take the lead on the pitch and drive the team on.
Kdb is the biggest leader on the pitch now. Off it, I don’t know. I don’t think there’s anyone as influential as Kompany was.
We need a centre back who has the presence and leadership of the likes of VVD and De ligt.
We don’t have any leaders in the old school traditional ranting and raving sense but we absolutely do have leaders. KDB, Laporte, Sterling and Bernardo all have leadership qualities, they’re all deeply respected and all are consistent in regards to effort, commitment and work rate.We don’t have any leaders really. We have people who play well and lead in that sense, but actual leaders of men? Not really. KDB is the best we have but he’s far from an ideal captain. I have high hopes for Rodri developing into a captain, but as of right now there is nobody. We look like Arsenal post Vieira/Adams.
I agree. Everything crumbles if we don’t press. Where possible, Silva and Gundogan should be firmly on the bench. Foden and KDB should start when available. And Jesus should start more often than he does instead of Sergio. They should be on more of a rotation than they have been so far. Best pressing front 5 is Foden, KDB, Sterling, Jesus, Bernardo.We don’t have any leaders in the old school traditional ranting and raving sense but we absolutely do have leaders. KDB, Laporte, Sterling and Bernardo all have leadership qualities, they’re all deeply respected and all are consistent in regards to effort, commitment and work rate.
Our whole style and game is based on the intensity of our pressing, if we get that right the rest of our game comes naturally with the quality of the players we have dominating possession and creating chances.
Sorry I think I posted my reply without finishing it, it’s been a long day.I agree. Everything crumbles if we don’t press. Where possible, Silva and Gundogan should be firmly on the bench. Foden and KDB should start when available. And Jesus should start more often than he does instead of Sergio. They should be on more of a rotation than they have been so far. Best pressing front 5 is Foden, KDB, Sterling, Jesus, Bernardo.