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Paul Jewell has recently announced that Carlos Edwards will remain as captain next season even though many thought that new signing Luke Chambers would take the armband.
Edwards took over as captain last season when Grant Leadbitter was removed as captain and Jewell believes that Edwards is still the right man for the job.
The Trinidad and Tabago international did put in some solid shifts at right back last season and he certainly makes a better captain than Grant Leadbitter.
However, Edwards will be 34 in October so it is likely that he won’t be able to sustain a regular position in the team in the future. I don’t think that Edwards will be good enough to make the team by the end of this season and many would argue that Jewell should have replaced Edwards and named a younger player as captain for this coming season for the long term.
Although many have said that Chambers would make a good captain, others have claimed that young centre back Tommy Smith should have been named captain.
At the age of 22, Smith is young enough to lead the team for many years and he did impress at the end of last season. It would be great to see Smith take the captaincy and have a great season but personally I don’t think he is quite ready for that role. It would be hard for Smith to boss the team around as he still has a lot to learn himself and he hasn’t even played consistently well for a whole season yet. If anyone was going to take the captaincy off Edwards, for me it was always going to be new arrival Chambers.
Chambers has experience as captain from his former clubs and at the age of 26 is old enough to command respect within the team. One of the reasons Paul Jewell signed Chambers would have been because he has great leadership qualities; so why not make him captain?
The main argument against appointing him as captain would be that as he is a new arrival it wouldn’t be right to give him such a crucial role. Personally, I don’t think it matters whether a player has been at the club for years or is a new arrival because as long as they have the ability to lead and the respect of their team mates then they will make a good captain.
I agree with those who say that Chambers would make a good captain and I also agree that Smith will one day be a good choice. However, I think Jewell made the right choice by keeping Edwards as captain. Edwards has more experience than any other Ipswich player and he did a great job last season when he took over as captain. Additionally, by keeping the same captain it gives the side a bit of stability and consistency which is always useful.
Jewell also brought up a good point when he said “It’s not really about who has the armband. It’s about what you do out on the pitch and in and around the club during the week. That’s what makes a leader”. I couldn’t agree more with Jewell’s logic here and he is saying all of the right things in this instance.
It is likely that Jewell’s plan is to see how the season goes and at some point he will decide it is the right time to replace Edwards as captain. I can see Chambers taking the armband around January or February time but really that shouldn’t change much within the team. Like Jewell says, it doesn’t matter who has the armband as all of the senior players are expected to offer something in terms of leadership and you always need more than one good leader within the team.
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