I think the twenty-seven trillion pounds Chelsea spent on purchasing an oligarchic assortment of the world's best players might have had more to do with their success than the mystic, and unique, ability of their arbitrary armband wearer to shout "keep workin', lads!" at crucial moments. But then I never played the game professionally, so I'm probably talking shite.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on June 24, 2020, 09:29:16 PMI think the twenty-seven trillion pounds Chelsea spent on purchasing an oligarchic assortment of the world's best players might have had more to do with their success than the mystic, and unique, ability of their arbitrary armband wearer to shout "keep workin', lads!" at crucial moments. But then I never played the game professionally, so I'm probably talking shite.I think you're underestimating the inspirational value of him dressing up like them and stealing their trophy.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on June 24, 2020, 09:31:16 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on June 24, 2020, 09:29:16 PMI think the twenty-seven trillion pounds Chelsea spent on purchasing an oligarchic assortment of the world's best players might have had more to do with their success than the mystic, and unique, ability of their arbitrary armband wearer to shout "keep workin', lads!" at crucial moments. But then I never played the game professionally, so I'm probably talking shite.I think you're underestimating the inspirational value of him dressing up like them and stealing their trophy.Must be something about being an inspirational England captain and nicking things. Did Bobby Moore ever give that bracelet back?(Allegedly)
That's alright, mate. I'm imagining someone telling the story better than you did so it's still funny.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on June 24, 2020, 08:14:23 PMQuote from: Sexual Ealing on June 24, 2020, 03:12:37 PMIs it important who the captain is?Of course it does. John Terry set a high bar at Chelsea and along with his managers (and sometimes in spite of them) demanded a certain level of performance of his teammates, he did similar when he came here and took over as captain. We were a much more organised side with him as captain versus Chester (as much I like him) the previous season.A great leader as captain can be the difference between a stirring team performance and a drab one, particularly when the chips are down.I think you're getting carried away.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on June 24, 2020, 03:12:37 PMIs it important who the captain is?Of course it does. John Terry set a high bar at Chelsea and along with his managers (and sometimes in spite of them) demanded a certain level of performance of his teammates, he did similar when he came here and took over as captain. We were a much more organised side with him as captain versus Chester (as much I like him) the previous season.A great leader as captain can be the difference between a stirring team performance and a drab one, particularly when the chips are down.
Is it important who the captain is?
Unfortunately our current captain is just going through the motions and showing absolutely nothing to stir the other players along.