Chelsea coach Antonio Conte says Gary Cahill will replace John Terry as the Blues captain. The Italian also listed Cesar Azpilicueta, Davis Luiz, Thibaut Courtois and Cesc Fabregas as possible assistants.
“I think that it’s right to continue with Cahill, if he plays, it’s right he’s the captain,” Conte is quoted as saying by the Evening Standard. “Why? Because he stayed in Chelsea for many years and played a lot of games and showed good characteristics to be this.”
“I think also we can have other captains in our team, it could be [Cesar] Azpilicueta, [David] Luiz, and also, in the future, it could be Thibaut Courtois, Cesc Fabregas,” he said.
“I think every single player must improve in this [being big personalities in the dressing room] and understand [they have] to take more responsibility because we lost big players and we need now to find these new players to create this fundamental for Chelsea.
“It is very important for our future success to create this base. But I think right now it’s right to give the armband to Gary. He’s playing with the club for many years, he has the right characteristic to be a good captain.”
The England centre-back joined Chelsea from Bolton Wanderers in January 2012 and has gone on to make 239 appearances for the club.
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