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Brad Friedel backs Tottenham team-mate Scott Parker for England captaincy after John Terry axe
The experienced shot-stopper believes his White Hart Lane colleague’s superb behaviour on and off the pitch make him the ideal candidate to wear the captains armband
08-Feb-2012 1:32:10 AM
By Shane Farrington
Brad Friedel has backed his Tottenham team-mate Scott Parker to be awarded the England captaincy following the FA’s decision to strip John Terry of the armband.
The 40-year-old believes Parker is a superior option over fellow contenders Joe Hart and Steven Gerrard, and is confident Fabio Capello would not regret handing the former West Ham midfielder the role.
The 40-year-old believes Parker is a superior option over fellow contenders Joe Hart and Steven Gerrard, and is confident Fabio Capello would not regret handing the former West Ham midfielder the role.
"Joe Hart has the mentality to be a captain but you’ve also got with England two ready-made captains in Steven Gerrard and Scotty Parker," Friedel told talkSPORT.
"Could Joe do the job? Absolutely. Joe is a magnificent goalkeeper with a great head on his shoulders, but you have got Scott Parker and Steven Gerrard that are tremendous players.
"Playing with Scotty for the last six months or so you can see, whether he has the captain's armband or not, he is going to be a captain.
"He is a top pro around the club, he lives his life right, and on the pitch he covers in front of the back four the best that I have played with.
"When the right or left back go forward he is always looking at the gaps that he can cover and the amount of metres he covers in games are immense."
Terry was relieved of the England armband for the second time in his career last week as a result of the Chelsea defender facing trial for allegedly racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.
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