Inter's next captain?

[alamarco]

my gut tells me Nagatomo. for the fact that he wore it before

This is my thoughts exactly. Nagatomo has acted as captain before so I see him as a top candidate. Mazzarri obviously has trust in him if he gave him the responsibility last season.

The one player I don't want to see as the next captain is Handanovic. I'm completely against goalies as captain. A leader needs to motivate the team when they are going through tough times. A goalie just can't do that. If a team just scored against us, the goalie can't rally the troops like an outfielder could. If we are getting pinned in a goalie can't rally the troops like an outfielder.

 

[Inter2010]

Ranocchia

 

[ScottishInterista]

Didnt Alvarez wear our armband last year in pre-season

 

[Nyall]

In our past two seasons, which Zanetti was MIA due to injury and Mazzarri, I can't think of a single player on this team that demonstrated any sort of leadership in his absence on the pitch, besides maybe Cambiasso, who is gone. All this clamouring for Ranocchia is ridiculous, considering that he's not even a guaranteed starter and his performances and love from the fans cycles between hot and cold/good and bad every 3 games.

We'd be better off going captainless than to insult Zanetti's legacy and making any one of these players our captain. None will be remembered as Inter legends, none embody Inter and in fact, pretty much every single one of these players are here as a result of our incompetence and terrible decisions.

 

[ur-um]

We'd be better off going captainless than to insult Zanetti's legacy and making any one of these players our captain.

I never thought of that. Brilliant idea: go captainless, until a player earns that spot.

 

[alamarco]

In our past two seasons, which Zanetti was MIA due to injury and Mazzarri, I can't think of a single player on this team that demonstrated any sort of leadership in his absence on the pitch, besides maybe Cambiasso, who is gone. All this clamouring for Ranocchia is ridiculous, considering that he's not even a guaranteed starter and his performances and love from the fans cycles between hot and cold/good and bad every 3 games.

We'd be better off going captainless than to insult Zanetti's legacy and making any one of these players our captain. None will be remembered as Inter legends, none embody Inter and in fact, pretty much every single one of these players are here as a result of our incompetence and terrible decisions.

I think going captain-less would be more insulting to Zanetti than choosing one from our current squad. Every squad needs a captain. Not choosing one is just a cop out and would be an embarrassing moment in Inter's history.

I also disagree that not one of our current squad will be a legend and that our entire squad is a result of incompetence and terrible decisions. Kovacic is a prime example of a player who can become a legend. Kovacic is a Sneijder like player and as long as we don't throw him away like we did Sneijder (Seedorf, Pirlo), he will become the engine that drives us for years.

 

[Ronaldo]

I really don't think Ranocchia is the right choice for captaincy. I would've liked to see Handa as our captain as he is probably our most consistent player and a sure starter.

What are we going to do if Rano underperforms?

 

[Pajo]

This captain shit is going too far... A captai should be a player that is liked and respected. To me, it seems Rano is very likable guy but also a respected one. He is not afraid to shout when needed, and is calm when needed. I agree that he should've been better in all these years, but still..

In the end, it's always like that in serie a. The armband usually gets the player whos longest at the team. And Rano is in our case, so really not strange he is chosen as one. Also, many players/coaches say they have seen leader in him. No matter how inconsistent he is.

 

[Wings]

This is my thoughts exactly. Nagatomo has acted as captain before so I see him as a top candidate. Mazzarri obviously has trust in him if he gave him the responsibility last season.

The one player I don't want to see as the next captain is Handanovic. I'm completely against goalies as captain. A leader needs to motivate the team when they are going through tough times. A goalie just can't do that. If a team just scored against us, the goalie can't rally the troops like an outfielder could. If we are getting pinned in a goalie can't rally the troops like an outfielder.

Why not? Is Handanovic playing with his mouth taped shut?

 

[Inter2010]

Ranocchia..... as Captain means he will be a starter.

 

[Ronaldo]

But what if he is not good enough and is inconsistent as usual?

 

[alamarco]

Why not? Is Handanovic playing with his mouth taped shut?

So Handanovic is just going to leave his goal empty while he runs and helps to get the midfielders and forwards back on track?

What's he going to say when we get scored on? Regardless of what he says the defenders will feel like they let him down. A goalie can't bring moral back to defenders. What exactly will he say to pump up the offence?

A goalie just does his job. He leads by his performance and that's it. The captain needs to be a vocal player and that is the job of an outfielder.

 

[Nyall]

I think going captain-less would be more insulting to Zanetti than choosing one from our current squad. Every squad needs a captain. Not choosing one is just a cop out and would be an embarrassing moment in Inter's history.

Getting a captain for captain sake is as stupid as getting Rocchi for striker's-sake or selling Coutinho for a profit's sake. If we have no leaders is there anything wrong with not having an official captain?

I also disagree that not one of our current squad will be a legend and that our entire squad is a result of incompetence and terrible decisions. Kovacic is a prime example of a player who can become a legend. Kovacic is a Sneijder like player and as long as we don't throw him away like we did Sneijder (Seedorf, Pirlo), he will become the engine that drives us for years.

There's an exception to every rule

 

[Wings]

So Handanovic is just going to leave his goal empty while he runs and helps to get the midfielders and forwards back on track?

What's he going to say when we get scored on? Regardless of what he says the defenders will feel like they let him down. A goalie can't bring moral back to defenders. What exactly will he say to pump up the offence?

A goalie just does his job. He leads by his performance and that's it. The captain needs to be a vocal player and that is the job of an outfielder.

This is such a simple way of looking at things.

When Zanetti was captain, did he leave his post at full-back, run all the way up to the pitch to the forwards, and give them a pat on the back before running back? And why does the captain have to personally put them 'back on track?' Is the captain required to coach the team as well now?

Your argument about defenders feeling bad about letting Handanovic down is ridiculous. First off, if they did let him down due to poor defending they should know that they let him down regardless of whether or not Handanovic is captain. Second, your logic could be applied to any position on the field. Almost every player will have a moment, guaranteed, where he feels he like let his captain down, whether it's losing his marker, failing to receive a pass from the captain, not converting a chance created by the captain, not passing to the captain in a promising position, losing defensive position and forcing the captain to tactically foul, etc. Third, if a goalkeeper is unable to inspire confidence after his team concedes a goal, that's a fault of character, not position. It means you have a shitty goalkeeper.

And you still haven't given a reason why a goalkeeper can't be vocal other than 'they just can't,' not to mention that JZ was one of the least vocal captains in history.

 

[Shark]

Truth is, we only have a rough picture of how the relationship is between the players in the squad. Still people here are making assumptions based on performances and as if they know the players personally in and out. We can only speculate.


At the end of the day only the coach knows the actual situation in the dressing room, so I am sure that the right choice has been made.

 

[Black Knight]

Watch Mazzarri troll us all and appoint himself captain. blivious:

You heard it here first.

 

[Y&h]

Wings, I think a good example would be the difficulty to communicate and organize a wall during freekicks without losing ones mind, let alone control his team. Hart, looking at you. Other keep mentioning Buffon or Casillas but forget the personalities they've got beside them like Puyol or Pirlo that ease their roles. We have been suffering with the leadership influince for a while now, specially when we lack other dominant figures (personality wise) in other positions.

Granted that now with Vidic, despite the language barrier, we can slowly alter that to our advantage. Juan showed character last season too which we can hope it'll blossom beside experience.

PS: If there are mistakes, blame sleep deprivation..

 

[shadowmoon]

i voted for guarin. who knows the captain armband will put some sense into him, thus transforming him into a ramsey.

 

[Devious]

Rannochia wasnt even a starter last season. I dont know how Mazzarri is thinking.

 

[Suraj]

Should have given it to Palacio at least for this season, or if not handanovic should have been better. I just don't see rano being a constant starter due to his errors every single game. Bad decision.