Milner on Hendo and captaincy

[6TimesaRed]

I thought I would post this for anyone who still doubts that Hendo isn't captain material


Taken from Milner's book 'Ask a footballer'

'Every captain is different. Some are loud. Some don’t say anything on the pitch. Some don’t even say much in the dressing room, but they lead by example. And it’s not just on-pitch leadership. The captain needs to think about the whole team – not just collectively but the different individual characters within the team and what makes them all tick. If a player isn’t pulling his weight and needs to be dragged into line, a good captain will try to do that without the manager or the coaching staff having to get involved. He will also try to smooth out any tensions between the players so that things don’t get out of hand. Or if there’s a player who’s frustrated because he’s not getting picked, or going through a difficult time away from the pitch, again the captain can show leadership to help with that. Hendo is great at all of that. He always puts the team first.

I’m not saying the captaincy is as important as it is in cricket, but it is important that you have players who can show leadership. There are so many things that people won’t think of. Sometimes it’s about going to the club and the manager and getting things organised, making sure everything is right for the players in terms of travel arrangements or training schedules.

As vice-captain, I’m involved in quite a lot of that at Liverpool. On the pitch, it’s like I’m the good cop and Hendo is the bad cop. He’ll give people an earful – whether it’s his team-mates or the referee – whereas I’ll be a bit more encouraging. Off the pitch, our roles are reversed and I’m the bad cop. I’ll be moaning that things aren’t right and Hendo will be the one trying to compromise.

Being captain isn’t an easy job. I’m sure that for a manager, if you’ve got a good captain, like Hendo, it must be a huge benefit. The manager has enough to worry about. If he knows he can rely on the dressing room – that the team spirit is there, standards are high and the players are committed to doing the things he wants to put in place –that’s a huge weight off his mind'

 

[hmmmmm1]

Milner is not exactly going to say anything negative to a player he is still playing with

 

[SummerOnions]

Milner is not exactly going to say anything negative to a player he is still playing with

Yeah but he just wouldn't write it otherwise would he?

 

[manwithnoname]

Milner is not exactly going to say anything negative to a player he is still playing with

What?

 

[Hyena]

So many words and he still hasn't told us what Hendo is like as a captain.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Nothing to see here.

 

[doctor_mac]

I think it is interesting to hear how Milner works with Hendo to provide leadership. There's clearly a strong leadership group in this squad, and I gather Gini also plays a strong role in this, particularly off the pitch. On the pitch, our colossus at the back is obviously a very natural leader organising his teammates and badgering them in no uncertain terms when they've failed to track somebody or let somebody cross the ball too easily. we're very well stocked with leaders in this team. It's something that some of our competitors appear to lack, perhaps especially United.

 

[Jerry Laser]

Milner is not exactly going to say anything negative to a player he is still playing with

Or maybe there is no hidden agenda.....

 

[6TimesaRed]

I think it is interesting to hear how Milner works with Hendo to provide leadership. There's clearly a strong leadership group in this squad, and I gather Gini also plays a strong role in this, particularly off the pitch. On the pitch, our colossus at the back is obviously a very natural leader organising his teammates and badgering them in no uncertain terms when they've failed to track somebody or let somebody cross the ball too easily. we're very well stocked with leaders in this team. It's something that some of our competitors appear to lack, perhaps especially United.

Id argue. Henderson, Milner is a better captaincy duo than Gerrard, Carragher

It helps that in current setup up there is leaders right across the whole squad

 

[refugee]

Id argue. Henderson, Milner is a better captaincy duo than Gerrard, Carragher

I'd argue that the original article, which you posted, lists numerous qualities that captain have, and despite not knowing almost any of them, you have decided to compare two completely different duos and came up with a definitive answer.

 

[Modo]

Personally I think Kirk and Spock were better.

 

[6TimesaRed]

I'd argue that the original article, which you posted, lists numerous qualities that captain have, and despite not knowing almost any of them, you have decided to compare two completely different duos and came up with a definitive answer.

Carra always appeared to me to be more vocal of the two.. Excellent organiser of the back line.. like VVD is today

Gerrard was always looked to as the go-to man to pull the strings, it was more his performances on the pitch rather than his captaincy that In felt lifted the team. I never really thought he was vocal enough.. In his pomp, he had a bad game, more often than not the team would too..

I think it works better to have Captain that goes about their business on the pitch, but not necessarily be reliant as the go to man to lift the team in terms of his own performance on the field..

You can see on the pitch how vocal Hendo is.. like Carra was, but with knobs on...

It rubs off on the whole team. Team is full of vocal leaders at present, like they are following Henderson's lead.. The respect is all there to see..

 

[Treboeth]

Personally I think Kirk and Spock were better.

Which Timeline though?

 

[Modo]

Which Timeline though?

Oh definitely the 70s version