Rio and Terry. Plus King and Woodgate when fit, and now Micah. They won't miss him that much.

i vote for terry. he make the different. gerrard my second choice.

a game without terry, u can saw it just now.. nil on both sides

One thing Carra gives you is consistency. He very seldom has a bad game. Richards will be used predominantly on the right, he has the pace to go steaming up and down the park. I won't mention King and Woodgate in the same breath as Carra. Rio's concentration levels are suspect, but I do rate Terry.

Suprised to see gerrard leading with 40% from the poll...hails JELAT!

I'm not to be honest. I can't say anything without coming across as being biased so I won't even try. I do believe that captains are best being in midfield, where they can exert their influence on both ends of the pitch. You can often see Gerrard back lunging into challenges on minute and then steaming forward the next. He has a wide range of skills at his disposal. He is a good header of the ball, can pass it from 40 yards (as the song goes), can shoot from range and is a decent finisher and is fierce in the tackle. He is amongst the most complete players in the league at the moment. He also leads by example (count the numerous times he has bailed us out of trouble - Olympiacos, AC Milan, West Ham, amongst the bigger games).

he is the one blocking reading shot the other day...since hypia stepping down, he had been doing great job...salute

Can't agree more. Some of the best captains in the game are those who control the middle of the park eg. Gerrard, Viera, Keane, Dunga etc.

that is because that's where most of the action is, more opportunities for a captain to excel...

good captains can also be found in strikers, defenders and GKs...so, quite a generalization i'd say... simply coz of the reason i said above...

I don't like appointing GK's as captains. It's not a matter of seniority if you ask me. One can assume that just because the goalkeeper is amongst the oldest players on the pitch that the rest of the squad will respect their elder statesman, but it's more about leadership ability and influence if you ask me. Goalkeepers have to command their box well, I'd agree but how can they give instructions to the strikers? A captain is basically the teams manager on the pitch and he has to be playing in a position that allows him to communicate with his whole squad.

For now, i vote for martin laursen.. he is a good captain.

Any reason why mate?

But Laursen is not even the skipper for Villa, Barry is

I would agree with Duke Red on GK not very suitable as captain. IIRC, that was the reason why Robbie Keane was given the armband for Rep. Ireland instead of Given who has more seniority than Robbie.

i mean he can be a good captain. able to motivate his team mate and score many goals too from heading.

2005 on Istanbul is the best way to show what is a good captain on gerrard

gerrard did a great job at istanbul and he is still going it...
but i think... terry is a good captain and i really admire phil neville at everton...
he is doing a great job there as a captain..

I'm a fan of MANUTD but i must say Gerrard is my choice.

John Terry,leader on/off the pitch and commits himself to the fullest whenever he plays

Steven Gerard
Cool and skillful person..

he isnt now
carra dont have the pace.. england do not need another slightly worse terry as 1st choice