Frank Lampard - England Captain for the long run?

trust me, england need many great midfielder like Gerard..but Fabio capello must be realistic too, that Gerard injured takes many time for recovering.. i do believe that Capello must seek another midfielder like Gerard..if i were capello, i prefer to choose Terry as captain

I don't think so as he is coming to the end of his international career, possibly another season after this. I would like to see a yonger captain being named. You never know if Rooney was named captain it might calm him down a bit.

i think it's great for Lampard take over the captaincy, he is one of my favorite players. But, i don't think he will take it longer cause his age, c'mon friends, his age is 33 years old, i think next generation must be a captain, a young one with spirit make england better than before

Based on what you said, that Terry is not a role model outside the pitch and Gerrard is always injured, Lampard can be considered a good option for being a captain. He has certainly good leader abilities, but I consider Terry a better captain on the field. He is full of commitment there and if I was in the place of Capello I would make him a captain, as he has that fighting spirit which I saw in Effenberg and Kahn, which were my idols in my childhood. And we know that both Germans have had turbulent lives outside the field.

Well, yes I think Lampard is deserved to wear captain ban of England national team.He has proven in the match against spain and even he also scored a goal there. Lampard is having excellent leadership not only in England national team but also in his club, Chelsea FC. He is also clean from any personal issues which totally different from John Terry. He is also relatively stronger and rarely got injured compare with Gerrard. So I believ Capello will choose him in the first place in the long run as well.His capability to lead multinational players in Chelsea will be useful for his existence in national team.

Lampard is qualified to be the Captain of England. He plays well. But most importantly, he is a model footballer. I can hardly think of any news about him that can be considered "not good", let alone "bad". He has been at the top of his game for so long. He had been very consistent until the injury last season that sidelined him for a few months. He seemed to have lost a bit of his form when he came back. He was even not in the first eleven for the first time this season at Chelsea which was unthinkable a season ago. It is the same in the England national team. It was reported that Lampard might not even be included in the squad. Anyway, the great Lampard is back and he took his chances well. It is only his age and fitness that can prevent him from the captain armband. I personally like to see him keeping the captaincy compared to the likes of those in-disciplines.

I think the captaincy should go to the "next" generation of players. Maybe Rooney or Hart. Players like Lampard, Terry, Ferdinand, Gerrard, I think they should give up their international career. They have tried their best to serve their nation but it is time for the younger players to take over the responsibilities.

Frank Lampard's header has helped England get a goal against spain and it brought a victory for England. I went through wikipedia on Frank Lampard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard It contains many interesting details about this promising player. If things go well he can continue to lead England team in future matches also and bring more victories.