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I speak about leadership and true captains a lot, and it\u2019s something that I feel we truly lack in this squad.<\/p>\n
Yes, when things are going well, they\u2019re all out there shouting, talking, leading, and showing passion and desire. But it\u2019s when the chips are down, that is when they all disappear. True leaders lead in good and bad times \u2013 we lack them.<\/p>\n
Levi Colwill for me is the best all round leaders we have in this group, and we saw that shine through against Liverpool at the weekend. The chips WERE down as we went 1-0 down inside 5 minutes, and we didn\u2019t win the game. But Colwill was there organising, leading, talking, dominating, motivating, showing desire, and showing that he cares. That is all perfect leadership and captain qualities.<\/p>\n
Reece James is one of the best players to ever come out of our academy and on his day, the most important player we have. He\u2019s crucial to this Chelsea side. I see him as a reasonable captain, but I don\u2019t see him as the very best captain we could have. I still see him as just too shy and timid, even though he\u2019s \u2018propa Chels\u2019. Vice captain, sure. But main club captain right now at least, I still don\u2019t think he\u2019s there. Colwill though, he\u2019s there, he could do the job to a top standard. I don\u2019t agree with this \u2018leading by example\u2019 nonsense. Of course, it\u2019s good to lead by example, but we need much more from our captain than just doing that.<\/p>\n
Colwill is 23-years-old now and has built up 136 senior appearances to his name. So in terms of experience, he\u2019s growing, he\u2019s getting there.<\/p>\n
We need more Colwill\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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