“When we were about to go on to the pitch for the biggest game of the year in Madrid, suddenly it was Gini who said, ‘Hang on, boys, let’s all get together here’.
“We formed a tight circle right there in the dressing room and Gini started to talk,” Van Dijk told as quoted here.
“We formed a tight circle right there in the dressing room and Gini started to talk,” Van Dijk told as quoted here.
“He said all the right things, he really went for it and I could feel I was getting a lump in my throat.
“It was so special what he said – and it was so perfect. Gini is such a warm person.”
Leaders do not need a captains armband. Having the armband will not make Virg any more
“It was so special what he said – and it was so perfect. Gini is such a warm person.”
Leaders do not need a captains armband. Having the armband will not make Virg any more
of a leader on the pitch than he is right now. When you have mutual respect, a player doesn't need a badge or title for their words to carry weight with their team mates.
When Rafa wanted a message to reach the players - he always went through Mascherano on the pitch. We would
When Rafa wanted a message to reach the players - he always went through Mascherano on the pitch. We would
score a goal and while everyone celebrated, Masch would head over and talk to Rafa. Carragher was constantly shouting at the back. Kuyt, Xabi, Hyypia, Reina - all leaders on the pitch.
People need to stop placing so much importance on who wears the armband. If you don't rate
People need to stop placing so much importance on who wears the armband. If you don't rate
Henderson as a player, that's fine, that's your choice. But his role of captain at this club is beyond reproach. His approach as both a professional and a person is exemplary and he is the perfect ambassador for the personality of this club off the pitch.
