Wouldn't football be better if the Captain had more of a say in decisions?

[ComeonEnglandt]

Like instead of the manager picking the first team the captain picks instead and gets more control over his players and who he wants to play with? I would love Gerrard to give Rooney a slap for England when he gets too unnecessarily temperamental, lol, or lets just get a Stuart Pearce type captain in there.

 

[TheImportantOne]

I seriously don't get the point of a captain in football, its more of a symbol than a role for most players. However, there are exceptions where the captain is allowed to lead the team tactically as well as giving motivation.

 

[Fluidbuffalo]

jamie carragher (when his captain) already slaps players when they do something wrong.
and to answer your question. no there's a manager for a reason, the manager names the captain. then whos gona name the captain