Thanks, Tom - ?
Larry made a rod for his own back when he appointed Johnny ‘Vice Captain’...
Thanks, Tom - ?
Larry made a rod for his own back when he appointed Johnny ‘Vice Captain’. No doubt, he did it with good intentions – at the time Johnny was on fire, playing free in a 4-5-1 formation, scoring; and, as you say, it was a popular choice because he is a Leeds lad. Richard Naylor was the captain and I suspect Larry thought that Johnny would progress under Nayls’ tutelage to become a future captain. When Nayls crocked, Larry had Johnny as default captain. He could not then take the armband from him without, potentially, losing a valuable player.
If Johnny were honest with himself, he would agree that he is not the team’s natural leader, at this time. The way out of this predicament may be to bench Johnny for a couple of matches so he can see how a natural leader on the park operates. For me, this would be Kisnorbo. However, therein lays the problem: on his present form, I would not pick Paddy to play. So, if Johnny and Paddy are not in the team, who will be captain?
ATM, my team selection would be:
Lonergan;
Connolly, Lees, O’Dea, Pugh;
Clayton, Vayrynen, White;
Keogh, Becchio, McCormack;
Subs, Snodgrass/Forssell, Howson, Sam/Nunez, Bruce/Kisnorbo, Rachubka.
The only player I can see the captain’s armband going to, without it affecting his ability to play, is Pugh.
What are your thoughts?
