Isn’t that part of the issue though! People need to forget the teams/players of the past and allow a manager to create a new identity and style of play.
Current players and managers are always being compared to the past, now I understand how good it would be to recreate that success, but it isn’t going to happen.
Look at Lpool, it was always about Gerard and what they didn’t achieve, Klopp built his team, his way and brought success.
Club legends need to stay in the past and be admired, not used as a stick to beat current players.
I don’t think it is part of the issue. Let’s take Keane’s name out of the equation. What I was suggesting is I think a strong captain is needed to motivate, bring focus and kick the odd butt if people are out of line. In effect, a captain performs some of the manager’s duties out on the pitch, i.e. he is the manager on the pitch.
Just because a new captain has similar skills to past captains doesn’t make them a Keane or a Viera, it just means the have a set of captain’s skills.