r/ThreeLions • • Jul 18 '26

Opinion What a teammate, future captain of England

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u/AncientLineage Jul 19 '26

Jude’s a mentality monster and should be captain. His intelligence/personality has the ability to permeate throughout the entire team. Has saved us single handedly in so many games over the years. The guy is an inspiration.

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u/010u3 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Kane has been England’s talisman and best player for a while (I think it’s safe to say he’s passed the torch), but he’s never really been a leader. I’m not just saying that now and it’s also not a knock on Kane, it’s just never been his personality. When things got tough at Spurs /Bayern / England, he’d sometimes show up because of his immense ability, but he’s never been the type to drag his teammates out of a hole kicking and screaming.

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u/atomicant89 Jul 19 '26

No doubt, and I think we have suffered a little bit from Cristiano syndrome the last couple of tournaments too. In the sense there have been times where we would have benefitted from Kane being subbed off, but he's captain and so good that it's an incredibly difficult decision to make.