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Chelsea FC: Five best captain candidates for next season

By Christopher Godfrey

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea celebrates at full-time following the Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea at Bet365 Stadium on March 18, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea celebrates at full-time following the Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea at Bet365 Stadium on March 18, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images) /
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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – MARCH 18: Chelsea’s Gary Cahill celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea at Bet365 Stadium on March 18, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Mick Walker – CameraSport via Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – MARCH 18: Chelsea’s Gary Cahill celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea at Bet365 Stadium on March 18, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Mick Walker – CameraSport via Getty Images) /

Third Chelsea captain choice: Gary Cahill (Gazza)

The easy, obvious choice would be to just let Cahill continue on as captain next season.

He has done a good job as stand-in captain while Terry has lost his place. He’s also scored some important goals for Chelsea with his recent goal that won the game against Stoke.

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However, he’s not my first choice as captain as he has a tendency to disappear in games, particularly his leadership and influence in games can be questionable at times.

He’s not a natural leader like Terry as he himself said and I can think of a couple of other Chelsea players that would fit the bill better.

Cahill is also 31-years-old and he’ll likely be replaced if not this season, then in the near future. Chelsea need to stick the armband on someone who will be in the first team for the next five or so years.

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