Ironically it was Stevie Twat who forced this creation of John McGinn, Captain of Aston Villa. The way it was done however couldn’t have been any worse. After the whole “look me in the eye” bollocks as he stripped Mings of the captaincy, you could see SJM at the start quite uncomfortable with the new responsibility because of how it came about. But after Gerrard was whacked at Fulham, Unai came in and kept still him in the role. And since, he’s just embraced and grown from it. He’s gone from chubby SJM where prior to Unai, it appeared his career was drifting to being one of the most fit and the most engaged player we have at the club. Engaged that he almost touches everything as Captain. His influence is so tangible but it’s the other things he does that makes him what he is. He’s a great ambassador for the club and unequivocally the true leader of Aston Villa.
