For current EPL, my vote goes to Terry and Gerrard. Awesome determination and managed to influence their team mate.

at the moment henry is injured and it seems that gilberto is a very good back-up captain

For the time being, still Stevie...
But if we were to talk about the best all time, it would have been Keane.
Zola was good too during his days.

Henry should secede his captaincy to Gilberto, then he'll play better. I remember when he first got his captaincy, all the ESPNStar pundits kept saying that will ruin Henry's game, too much responsibility for one man. And now look what happened to Henry, suffering from mental breakdown.

although i'm a man utd fan my vote goes to gerrard for the sheer influence & presence he has on da entire team...gary neville to me seems too soft n doesnt seem to b able to influence da game alot eventhough he often makes those runs down da right wing...plus, he doesnt seem to defend his players da way keane would scream if a decision doesnt go his team's way.

if it was da best captain of all time, i would say roy keane without a doubt

The best captain of all is still RKeane for me...
but for current..no doubt is Gerrard for the ability to change the game and Terry the ability to control teamates...

I remebered when Ars - Liv match... Gerrard get f**ked by Riise or vise..Gerrard need to be more fierce ^^ like Viera and Keane ~

I always respected Roy Keane for having the balls to confront the referee whenever a decision went against MU. He's more than willing to get a yellow card just to let the referee have a piece of his mind. Best illustrated when got yellow carded against Juventus when he got a yellow card and missed the CL final.

Raul is hardworking and such, but he lacks that dominating presence on the field. Maybe Raul is the modern type of captains. More diplomatic type.

While I do agree that captains should possess at least some fire in their bellies, I don't think they need to be that verbal especially during confrontations. Take Paul Ince for example, he was verbal I'd give him that but there is a reason he's called the guvnor. In the end his mouth was a distruptive influence which led to him being sold by Manchester United, Inter Milan and even Liverpool. I'd much prefer diplomatic captains during confrontations.

Though the topic is on influential captains, we cannot discount the role that co-captains play in a team. While captains are seen as 'Generals' on the park, co-captains play an important 'Drill Sergeant' role, or can assume the role if they wish. Good examples of 'Drill Sergeants' are Jamie Carragher and Roberto Ayala. They do not adorn the armband but that doesn't stop them from barking instructions and lambasting the opposition, refs or even teammates.

Steven Gerard me thinks.

my vote goes to gerrard

Vocal defenders and keepers should be given credit for organizing the defense as well. Cassilas comes to mind.

No matter which captain, I still vote for MU captain!!! MU rockz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think it has to be John Terry. Look at how chelsea is performing esp in its defence dept w/o Terry. The defence line look like crap. No one to organise the backline. The midfield has also been affected. Even makelele is losing posession so often without JT on the pitch

My vote - Terry, J.

i do think tis problem should be blame to manager...and i think lampard can do a job as vice captain

me vote for gerrard...

MU fans here

i pick Gerrard. Reason?

same as people who pick gerrard also.

i vote for the time being is Stevie G.

i voted John Terry even though i'm not blues fan..
but, Steven Gerrard is good too..
look at final ECL, liverpool vs milan..

I don't understand in why Gerrard is the best captain the EPL now. What has he done to inspire LIV this season? In fact, he's not playing the way he played in the previous seasons.

Terry should be the best captain IMO. Not just a world class defender, but an excellent captain. Look at how Chelsea is coping w/o him at the back. They obviously are missing his leadership role and also his defensive presence.

my vote

the current one - john tery

past one - roy keane