Next Captain of your club.

[Flameboy]

All the talk around Wilshere being the captain in waiting at Arsenal got me thinking about who will take over for us after JT. Mata and Cahill are the two for me who stand out. I think it will go to Juan Mata. Dont know if he's captained any U19 or 21 sides in the past, but he seems to have a level head on his shoulders as well as the ability to lead. The guy simply has all the ingredients to become a Chelsea legend.

United: ?? (half the squad's had a go now haven't they?)
City: Kompany will be around for a while youd think...
Spurs: Lloris?
Pool: Agger?

 

[Cooldude]

Don't laugh,Lucas is a shoe in for next captain

 

[Tulip]

When Dawson goes, probably Lloris or Sandro. Sandro is a beast waiting to be moulded into a leader.

 

[chef]

Got to be Mata for us.

 

[Thistle]

There has been a lot of talk that Cahill will be the next captain for us and possibly a future England skipper.

 

[Cruyff14]

Mata isn't a leader IMO.

 

[FAITH]

Don't laugh,Lucas is a shoe in for next captain

Lucas by a mile. No one comes close

 

[chef]

Mata isn't a leader IMO.

Why?

 

[Cruyff14]

Why?

Just don't pick him as one. Whenever I have watched Chelsea I don't often see him rallying the troops etc.

 

[FISTO]

iRobot Roomba

 

[moomba]

There has been a lot of talk that Cahill will be the next captain for us and possibly a future England skipper.

He's got that "put your body on the line" mentality in his favour.

Personally I think he's been exposed as a bit s**t, and really for Chelsea and Englands sake would be better off finding a better footballer let alone a captain.

 

[Cruyff14]

iRobot Roomba

Yeah, great candidate IMO

 

[ADL9798]

Reina and Agger current Vice-Captain's but both are probably a bit too old to be considered as long term successors to Gerrard as captain.

Lucas is the obvious choice but I wouldn't be surprised if we gave it to Suarez. By all accounts he's very popular and highly regarded amongst the players, inspires his team-mates through his unrivalled work rate and ability, shows obvious leadership on the field, has captained both Ajax and Uruguay, and it may act as a calming influence on him (although I don't know if I'd want that as I think it's a big factor in what makes him such a great player).

 

[chef]

He's got that "put your body on the line" mentality in his favour.

Personally I think he's been exposed as a bit s**t, and really for Chelsea and Englands sake would be better off finding a better footballer let alone a captain.

I kind of agree with this. He's a good depth player at best.

 

[Primetime Pricey]

Rio is pretty much done. I reckon Rooney would be the front runner for it as strange as it would be.
Evra is the current VC but i reckon will be too old

 

[moomba]

For us I don't know. VK should hopefully be around for a long while yet. So we might be looking at someone not in the team yet.

 

[Thistle]

He's got that "put your body on the line" mentality in his favour.

Personally I think he's been exposed as a bit s**t, and really for Chelsea and Englands sake would be better off finding a better footballer let alone a captain.

He is a bit of a poor man's John Terry due to his lapses in concentration. Once he sorts that out he will be a strong candidate.

 

[Redalert]

Jordan "Alan Shearer" Rhodes

 

[pantskyle]

Couldn't think of anyone currently at United.

 

[FAITH]

Reina and Agger current Vice-Captain's but both are probably a bit too old to be considered as long term successors to Gerrard as captain.

Lucas is the obvious choice but I wouldn't be surprised if we gave it to Suarez. By all accounts he's very popular and highly regarded amongst the players, inspires his team-mates through his unrivalled work rate and ability, shows obvious leadership on the field, has captained both Ajax and Uruguay, and it may act as a calming influence on him (although I don't know if I'd want that as I think it's a big factor in what makes him such a great player).

Dont think suarez deserves it.
Lucas is much loved at the club, he does alot things for the club behind the scenes

 

[Thistle]

I can see Henderson as a future Liverpool Captain

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Jonny Evans, Man United fans?

 

[Hatchy1992]

I'm on the Mata bandwagon too.

 

[FAITH]

I can see Henderson as a future Liverpool Captain

After lucas i agree

 

[ADL9798]

I can see Henderson as a future Liverpool Captain

Yeah good shout. At this point he's obviously not ready, but it's definitely something he's capable of doing later on in his career (when he hits his mid-late 20's). I guess we'll see over the next few seasons in the lead up to Gerrard's retirement how much he develops and whether he's ready to take on that responsibility at that time.

He's definitely got all the attributes you'd want in a leader and will be a 10+ year player for us, but at the end of the day your captain needs to be 1 of, if not *the* 1st name on the team sheet and with the rumours surrounding certain midfielders that may be pursued during the summer, Henderson's long term place as a crucial member of our 1st XI may not be set in stone just yet (though on his current trajectory I wouldn't put it past him). You want your captain to be a 40+ game/season player, not a 30+ game/season player.

I'm on the Mata bandwagon too.

I agree, from the sounds of things he's very highly respected within the club and is going to be a permanent fixture in your 1st XI for many years to come. He's not a 'grab your team by the scruff of the neck' style player but there are other ways to show leadership, and as others have said he seems to have a very level head on his shoulders, and so far hasn't shown any inclination to sleep with any of his team mates wives/girlfriends which would be a welcome change for the Chelsea players I'm sure.