Xhaka confirmed as new permanent captain

[Mac76]

It is indeed! Emery sure does confuse the hell out of the fans.

i'm not remotely confused - it's plain to see he's fuhking hopeless and needs to be sacked

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was a blind vote from the players wasn't it?

[Letters]

It was a bland vote from the players wasn't it?

FYP

#notsurethatworks

[Bumble]

maybe ozil didn't fancy it

[Mac76]

It was a blind vote from the players wasn't it?

even if it was most players would go with the easy option of whoever had the armband already and was clearly the manager's favourite

and the whole idea of a vote is ridiculous and an example of how Emery doesn't have the gravitas to simply make the decision himself

i'm actually starting to seriously dislike him now

[Mac76]

i hope Moan U win 8-0 with Xhaka giving away two penalties tbh

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

i can imagine the conversation:

Emery: "So team, you can vote for a captain - as you konw i have been picking Granit for every game and giving him the captaincy - of course you could vote for someone else... no...? Ok, Granit it is then..."

i wish i hadn't already put Emery Out in my sig so i could now add it...

!

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I've long since felt the position of a captain is more a burden than anything else too. Emery has frustrated me with this, but what he is actually doing is placing undue pressure on a guy who is clearly one of his favourites.

The likelihood of him dropping Xhaka has diminished even further as he will be wary of undermining his own decision to name him captain.

The next manager to take over should really be asked what they think of Granit Xhaka as an opening interview question.

[Mac76]

The next manager to take over should really be asked what they think of Granit Xhaka as an opening interview question.

or better still, they won't have to ask him because they'll have shipped Xhaka out along with Emery and Mustafi...

[Letters]

and the whole idea of a vote is ridiculous and an example of how Emery doesn't have the gravitas to simply make the decision himself

Actually disagree with this. Another proof that democracy doesn't work but I don't think it's inherently a bad idea for the squad to self-select a captain.