Posts Tagged ‘captain’

After penalty miss, will Chelsea captain ever be the same again?

by stresster on May 23rd, 2008 | 300 words | 5 comments

Goodness me, there’s having a little cry and there’s letting it all hang out in front of roughly half the world’s population. As REM sang ‘everybody hurts sometimes’ and John Terry must surely still be reliving the moment when he slipped on the Moscow turf, hit the post with his penalty and saw Chelsea’s Champions […]

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Replace the Arsenal captain and prove to Manchester United that you’re no pushover

by stresster on April 30th, 2008 | 193 words | 6 comments

Many Gooners will be calling on Arsene Wenger to follow the above mantra ahead of next season, especially with Arsenal finishing this season potless. It remains to be seen whether the North London club can match the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea over the whole of next season’s campaign, although fans can imagine what […]

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Will Manchester United striker make a good England captain?

by stresster on April 16th, 2008 | 237 words | 2 comments

Rio Ferdinand captained England on their latest outing, a disappointing 1-0 defeat to France. However, the Daily Telegraph report that his Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney could be the national team’s captain of the future, if Fabio Capello’s comments are anything to go by.
Much uncertainty surrounds the current England captaincy, with Steven Gerrard, Ferdinand and […]

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Gerrard expresses agony at Anfield events

by sub on February 28th, 2008 | 245 words | 3 comments

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has unwilling and unwittingly admitted that problems are rife in the club. He has expressed agony at letting the chance to compete for the English Premier League slip through their fingers once again and has also sounded weary about the ongoing power-tussle at Anfield.
Gerrard says:
In the position we find ourselves now, […]

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Chelsea captain hopeful of weekend return

by stresster on February 11th, 2008 | 177 words | 1 comment

When John Terry broke his foot against Arsenal in December, many were forecasting that Chelsea would struggle to last the pace in his absence. However, the Blues have done well without the likes of their captain, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. What’s more, Sky Sports are reporting that ‘JT’ is hopeful of returning against Huddersfield […]

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Gerrard - England captain or crap-tain?

by Dexter on February 2nd, 2008 | 140 words | 2 comments

The Sun today brings us news of the latest poor lad dragooned into captaining the England side, journo Shaun Custis writes:
“Steven Gerrard will be Fabio Capello’s first captain.
“But the position of permanent England skipper is still up for grabs.
“Boss Capello has settled on the experienced Liverpool midfielder as leader for his […]

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