Captain’s Curse by Taki
Morning Gunners. Today, I awoke to the startling fact that three of Arsenal’s previous captains now play for different clubs. Now, I can’t be the only one who sees a flaw here so I question what the term “Captain” really implies in Arsenal.
Once a player gets that ‘C’ letter attached to their name they instantly become a target for other clubs. Why? I’ll tell you. I think it has something to do with the way Arsenal promotes their players to captains. Long gone are the days where leadership, loyalty and honor where regarded as Captain traits in football. Now, the best player in the team takes the arm band. The guy with the most assists, goals or value to their name.
I say, let’s give a true Gunner the chance to shine as Captain. A player who values the cannon on his chest as much as he does his left/right foot. A player who wears the Arsenal shirt and captains band not to promote his status as the best player in the team but rather as the biggest Arsenal fan on the pitch. A man who would rather go down fighting than sell out. A captain that we can brag about, who gives everything because when he touches that shirt, he feels the honor, the heritage, his legacy by being a Gunner.
Its time we look for a Captain whose going to stay with us, not just for two years until another club offers him the chance to win more trophies, not just for five years until another clubs throws him more money but until he retires an Arsenal legend because above all, even above playing soccer, he was a Gunner at heart.
Last season Thomas Vermaelen signed a new contract with Arsenal and promised to end his career at the Emirates. Let’s hope he doesn’t succumb to the Curse!
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