‘Why not?’ – Boudewijn Zenden names ‘influential’ player he sees as Liverpool’s next captain

“He’s a player who dominates in the middle, he’s influential, and he always works really hard for the team. He scores his goals and is a very, very important player for the team. You can be a captain if you lead by example. Why not?”

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Szoboszlai would seem an ideal candidate for Liverpool captaincy

If the next Liverpool captain is to come from players in the current squad, then we’d agree with Zenden that Szoboszlai seems to be a solid shout.

The Hungarian midfielder has already skippered his national team for several years, and at 25 he’s at an age where he should (hopefully) be at Anfield for the long-term.

He’s also been perhaps our best performer in what has collectively been a dreadful campaign for the Reds, and he’s gone on record to state his intentions to take on added responsibility for his team.

With Salah and Robertson leaving at the end of this month, Alisson Becker potentially following suit in the summer and Van Dijk likely to move on next year, Liverpool are very much in need of younger players to step up and assume a leadership role on the pitch and in the dressing room.

As Zenden stated, Szoboszlai has shown in the past few months that he leads by example with his performances, and we’d be more than happy for our number 8 to succeed the Dutch centre-back as the Reds’ next permanent captain.