I understand why people are clamouring for Kule to be captain but I’m not one of them. I admit he’s the better option than we currently have but I don’t see him as a long term solution.
Honestly, Deki being handed the armband looks like a repeat of handing it to Sonny: he's the best player, so give him the armband Captaincy doesn't work like that
What does a captain of a football team actually do, other than talk to the ref and decide which direction want to kick in first half? Son is a not a motivational figure then again neither was Hugo or Harry or anyone since possibly Perryman and not even sure he was really. What we are lacking and blaming Sonny for here is a general shortage of leaders we have nobody currently who appears to be prepared to stand up at times and have a go. Vicario has probably been our most vocal player this season, when he was fit with Romero next, but a good team as 3 or 4 real leaders that back up the captain and manager on the field.
A captain should direct the players on the pitch where necessary. Inspire them not just lead by example. Captains should not be appointed simply by being the best player on the pitch.
You need to read/watch his interviews. By a distance the most impressive mentality in the whole group. Massively driven player who demands the best from himself. This also comes across in his goal celebrations. Other players will do the usual knee slides, badge kiss or stupid things like throwing an invisible dart. Dejan is just pure unbridled passion.
I don’t think whoever wears the armband technically matters. Would Spurs or any player be better just because something gets strapped round a different players’ arm? I highly doubt it. Ultimately Spurs just don’t have any leaders. That’s been the case for years too, it isn’t new. We’ve had plenty who've lead by example in how they conduct themselves but very few actually capable of being able to rally the team or mentally drive players forward.
And this is the thing: it's one thing for a player to demand the best for himself, quite another to demand their teammates match those levels for 90 minutes or more For a perfect example of this, there's several decades worth of England captains who would demand the best from themselves - but didn't seem to notice the other ten players on the pitch around them could have done with getting geed up or kicked up the backside
