Player Discussion: Adam Fantilli

[Xoggz22]

How about that Fantillov kid?

 

[NotCommitted]

Good leadership is a collection of guys who have the room, if anyone thinks it's the captain and then everyone else they are straight up delusional

It starts with the captain though. I don't necessarily disagree with your general point but also you shouldn't underestimate the difference just one person can make. And it's a huge difference between having a great captain and having a bad one. In any locker room there's going to be ton of potential for problems, but a great captain will cut any crap before it festers into anything serious and bring extra value through actively creating a better culture.

Key word being 'extra value' - I rate Jenner highly as a player but to be honest I haven't seen much evidence he's a great leader who brings that extra value and to me he doesn't come off as a guy who I think should make a great captain - but that's a pretty difficult judgment to make without actually being there. Not a slight against him and doesn't mean he has done a bad job, just that I don't see much if any signs he has done a great job either.

To be fair to him (not that thinking someone isn't "great" at something should be taken as criticism, that still leaves room for him to be OK or even good while still not being "great"), he also probably hasn't had the kind of support that he would've needed and he's been captaining the team through some pretty difficult times.