27/07/2007 15:25
West Ham United is delighted to announce that Lucas Neill has been appointed
as our new Team Captain by manager Alan Curbishley. The 28-year-old
Australian defender, who is also captain of his national team, displayed
impressive leadership qualities during our successful fight against
relegation at the end of last season, and was seen by many as the natural
successor to Nigel Reo-Coker, who recently joined Aston Villa. Alan
Curbishley says: "I'm pleased to confirm Lucas as the new team captain of
West Ham United. He has all the qualities needed to captain a Club of this
stature. "He understands the role, has been used to it with Blackburn Rovers
and Australia, and I'm sure it is an appointment that everybody at the Club
is happy with."
Lucas, who returned to pre-season training at Upton Park today following
international duty with Australia in the Asia Cup, says: "I'm absolutely
overwhelmed and truly honoured to be named as captain of West Ham United.
"This is a Club with so much great history and so many great players who
have led the team out - and to see my name up alongside those people is a
fantastic feeling. "It's an opportunity that I am going to relish. I will
try to lead by example on and off the field and I promise all West Ham
United supporters that I will lead their team out with immense pride."
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