You have to feel sorry for Rio Ferdinand. There is no off the pitch reason he should be stripped of the armband. The problem for Rio is on the pitch, mainly because he’s never there. Though this is through injury and no fault of his own it only adds to the farcical nature of the ‘hand me down’ that this issue has become.
I admire Rio as a player, online magazine editor, Rock’n’Rolla and La Tasca fan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgdKhNRxvwg)but I do question why he was given the captaincy in the first place. At the time John Terry was originally stripped Rio was not club captain, a qualification that really should be a prerequisite, and he is not United’s captain now either.
It speaks volumes for Capello’s feelings on Gerrard. Steven has been one of the country’s better performers these past years, though at times that contest has seemed more like ‘which piss was easier to pass’ in urinary infection unit, yet he has been overlooked AGAIN just through the one injury ruling him out against Wales. As apposed to Ferdinand’s injuries ruling him out of pretty much every meaningful game ever (again, not his fault).
I have no real objection to John Terry’s reinstating. He did deliver the stand out moment of England’s entirely unfruitful World Cup 2010 campaign (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rZBgPsMuXw). With his mind on playing football he is pretty good (same piss pass class as Gerrard) and for the most part is regularly available for selection. But the whole saga has been handled like an elaborately staged affair with a fellow professional and team mate’s wife; awkwardly.
Ultimately Capello is to blame, and it’s not the on-field leadership issue that troubles me. I don’t think he’s ever fully come to grips with how to handle the intense media in this country, and this story leaking the way it did is indication enough. At club level he has a more than reputable C.V, but over time his disciplinarian and automaton regime has lost its gloss. From the banning and bringing back of Beckham, the World Cup itself and now this, it just seems as if the national team is in a state of flux.
Which of course it is. With Capello announcing his decision to step down after the Euro’s in 2012 the national team sort of resembles a sturdy bus with a drunk in charge at the wheel. We should be strong enough the plough through smaller less significant Welsh vehicles but a sharp turn in the wrong direction could turn this thing to a giant mess.
Good post Neil, Clearly Capello wants a centre half as captain which is understandable. There are a lot of factors to deliberate when selecting a captain: Comunication skills, footballing tekkers, having experience as a captain, good tactical knowledge, consistency, stong decision making and being as faithful as possible to your missus. Both Rio and JT these in abundance bar the latter perhaps. BUT the difference between these two is JT comes across as a brave cunt. He works hard, would throw his body in front of john Parkin and a bus. He looks like a rough bloke and is harder than RIO, simples. I would rather play for a world class centre half who would play with a broken testicle than some bloke who likes Rap and hardly plays at all. A tough decision for Cappelo but a decent one i feel. I know Terry may not be a popular choice but lets hope he proves himself.
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ReplyDeleteHave to agree with both of you here. JT is the only man for the job. The only question is why JT had it taken from him in the first place. I'm pretty sure no one in the team gives a fuck if he shagged Wayne Bridge's Mrs. Wayne Bridge is a cunt and his Mrs is a slut.
Going from fifa 11 career mode(currently Wolves captain after 3 seasons). To be captain you have to be able to lead the team on the pitch. As T.B said you're more likely to listen to the bravest cunt around, rather then Kano's mate.
To Summarise;
JT- Brave captain hero
Rio- Rap hero
Capello- Old school hero
Matt Jarvis- England hero
Lets beat them welsh cunts and get hhaaaaawillie.
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