Remove Captainies has not been invented by Barça

He FC Barcelona officially communicated the temporary withdrawal of the captain's bracelet Marc André Ter Stegen. The action of the Barca club is striking, but of course it is not a pioneer. There are many examples throughout history, recent and not so recent, of great teams that for various reasons decided to crazy from the hierarchy of their locker room to whom their captains were once. With more acrimony or with less, such as a natural succession or a personal decision of a coach, there are very previous examples.

1

Olver Kahn

Klinsmann relieved him in the German national team

The arrival of Jürgen Klinsmann to the bench of the German national team in 2004 brought with him the loss of hierarchy of one of the great goalkeepers in the history of German football, Oliver Kahn. The 'Manschaft' captain in the 2002 World Cup final was dispossessed to ascend to Michael Ballack with the excuse that the bracelet should take a field player. Kahn had inherited Olivier Bierhoff's captaincy in June 2001. Klinsmann also defended another legend, Sepp Maier, as goalkeeper coach and then took the ownership of Kahn for the benefit of Jens Lehmann, who played in the semifinalist Germany of the 2006 World Cup. Kahn continued playing a few years in Bayern. He never recovered the captaincy in the National Team.

2

Fernando Hierro

A discussion anticipated its goodbye to Madrid

Fernado Iron had 14 seasons in Real Madrid, the last ones as Captain, after winning the League in 2003, the presence of press in the locker room did not like in the white squad and the players reacted giving a single round to the field as austere celebrated by the Alirón. At the subsequent dinner the conflict became evident and the squad threatened not to go to the institutional celebrations. They were the first years of Florentino Pérez in the Presidency; He cut for the healthy and iron, at 35, he had to leave the club not by his own decision, as he confirmed when he was presented in Qatar by the Rayan in September 2003. “The President of Real Madrid ruled out me,” he corroborated.

3

David Albelda

There was a mess even in court in Valencia

In December 2007, the new coach of Valencia, Ronald Koeman, took three referents from the 'Che' wardrobe, David Albelda, Santiago Cañizares and Miguel Ángel Angulo. They were suggested to look for equipment. Albelda, Captain, judicially sued the club exposing that he was prevented from exercising his profession. The official website of the club, in a drafted that was later used in the legal battle, pointed out that “the coach, the coach and the sports director have transmitted to the president the essential decision to leave the players Cañizares and Albelda out of the team. The president has accepted the decision understanding that everyone is over their professional life.” The statement disappeared within a few days. On January 2, 2008 Albelda filed a lawsuit against Valencia to try to terminate his contract and on February 22 the centocampist sat President Jaume Soler on the bench. Koeman declared in Dutch, with a jury translator. The judge dismissed the lawsuit and Albelda, Cañizares and Angulo continued to train separately .koeman was dismissed and when Vouillo was leaving the marginalized. In 2013, being Captain again, Albelda finished his stage in Mestalla after 15 seasons ..

4

William Gallas

Arsenal degraded him for criticizing the team

The Arsenal took William Gallas in 2008. The French defense publicly criticized his teammates and was upset by team's performance, which led the club 'Gunner' to degrade and remove the captain's bracelet. With Arsène Wenger of Manager, in a statement, explained the arsenal that the decision was made due to the lack of respect for the other players and the club, and for the will to return an adequate atmosphere in the costumes ,.

5

Jordan Henderson

Klopp made Van Dijk chief in Liverpool

In the summer of 2023, as sincerity as discretion, the then coach of Liverpool Jürgen Klopp spoke with his captain Jordan Henderson to communicate that he was going to lose prominence in the team, according to what the player himself revealed later revealed. The Scottish midfielder had 12 seasons in Anfield. Raised to Captain by Klopp himself years before, when the mythical Steven Gerrard left the club, Henderson left precisely with a coach's gerrard to play the Saudi Ettifaq. The succession allowed Klopp to raise the Virgil Van Dijk center in the dome of the hierarchy of the costumes in Anfield. ​

6

Mauro Icardi

Inter did so down from the throne

The Inter Milan took the Captaincy to the Argentine scorer Mauro Icardi in February 2019. The decision was adopted after a phase of great tensions, including problems with his contract renewal and statements of his wife and agent, Wanda Nara. Captain's bracelet passed to goalkeeper Samir Handanovic. The 'Neroazzurro' club defended that circumstances in ICardi generated serious distractions in the squad. Directive and coach agreed to take Icardi's bracelet. Marcelo Brozovic, Croatian midfielder, came to “like” the news about the change of captaincy.

7

Harry Maguire

Ten Hag dispossessed him to ascend to Bruno

In July 2023, the central defense Harry Maguire admitted through his social networks his “disappointment” for having lost the captaincy in Manchester United in a decision that he made who his coach was, Erik Ten Hag. The English international admitted his deep disappointment but warned that he would continue “giving everything” for the United shield. He had taken the bracelet for three and a half seasons. “After talking to the coach today he has informed me that he will change his captain,” said Maguire. At the same time he stressed that he would always be “grateful” Ole Solskjaer for giving him “the responsibility” of the Captaincy, and wished “whoever accepts her a lot of success.” “It will have all my support,” he concluded. The chosen one was the Portuguese medium Bruno Fernandes.

8

Davide Calabria

His relationship with Conceiçao precipitated his departure

Davide Calabria's stage in Milan ended abruptly 18 years after having grown up in the club. It happened in the last winter market. The right side, which ended contract in June, ended the second part of last season assigned in the Bologna, when until then it was a 'One Club Man' and Captain 'Rossonero'.
The arrival of Portuguese coach Sergio Conceiçao relegated him. The former Porto coach decided to withdraw the captaincy in favor of goalkeeper Mike Maignan. The conflict between player and coach was evident, even in some match, to the point of having to be separated. “It happens with the children, if a behavior is not good you have to be direct,” the coach then argued.