Ever since he scored his first Arsenal goal at Highbury in 2003, I have always been a big fan of Cesc. I was only 12 at the time, so it was only natural for me to support a player, who was barely older than me, scoring goals for The Gunners.
It’s been nearly 8 years since that League Cup match against Rotherham United and looking back, it’s unbelievable to think that Fabregas has matured into such a great football player. Ultimately, he has progressed into a player that just oozes confidence, composure and class with every touch of the ball.
Despite being a long-time fan of Cesc, I have always had some doubts over him – mostly regarding the decision that saw him become captain of Arsenal Football Club. Since he took over the captaincy from Williams Gallas in 2008, I was never sure whether Fabregas was the right choice at the time. And 3 years later, my thoughts haven’t changed.
There’s no denying that Cesc is a truly world-class player. But for me, I have never believed he is the best player to lead, organize and most importantly, command a whole team.
My personal preference as a replacement would be Thomas Vermaelen.
In my opinion, he is the player who should lead us out every game, next season. For me, I feel he has all the right ingredients of becoming a great Arsenal captain and should be given the chance to do so. The only downside of Vermaelen is his long-term absence last season. If that Achilles injury ever came back, then we’d be in real trouble – no matter how many centre backs we sign this summer!
Ideally, the medical team will state that it’s ‘unlikely’ that the injury will return, but as we have all had to accept, you can never be too sure with injuries like this.
People will argue that Robin van Persie is the right man. Admittedly, he was fantastic last year, especially as we approached the end of the season. He was there to score goals, when we needed him and no one can doubt his fantastic determination – especially given the fact that the team had already started thinking about their summer holidays.
Others will suggest that Jack Wilshere should be given the chance. Tempting as it is, I will have to wait a couple of years before I can agree to that. We all know Jack is a winner and is well on course to becoming a future Arsenal captain but I don’t think it’s the right time for him, just yet.
Whether Fabregas leaves or not, I will suggest that Vermaelen should be given the captaincy. After all, it’s a new season, it’s a new day and hopefully, Thomas is feeling good.
Click HERE to see the original article. This article was first published on ArsenalInsider
Written by Mike Harevey
Follow him on Twitter @my_karvey
And you call this an article? Your title says one thing and the content says another. What a….
give it to jack has he is only one you see having a go at the ref and telling players that to do
What kind of article is this; that gives a different heading to its content?
Grab hold.. mate!
Regarding the title; what would this do to RVP?
it says click to read more u bozo’s! hahaha!
a fair article btw, but personally i think rvp should be a temporary cap un un untill either jenk or frimp mature who have both stated how they pretty much bleed arsenal. thats what we need, u want a captain that when we lose, he goes home and beats the dog and swears to himself that the next match he will make them pay!!
i dont think its a big issue the captaincz. i expect vermaelen and players like djourou and RVP to be leaders regardless of whether they are wearing the armband or not. but when cesc leaves, i think RVP should be next in line, and vermaelen and djourou both very good leaders IMO. Obviously, Wilshere when hes older.