It's not f@cking ludicrous. Luka is a decent enough player but he does not have any physical presence about him. Jedi could not run with the ball, his passing was sh@t and he had limited ability, but boy did he put himself about. Luka has some good qualities but Casual makes some good points.
Yesterday Luka was out muscled and that hasn't been the first time.

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

When I look at the squad Dann is the obvious captain material but he isn't a first teamer.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

First and foremost a captain has to have the respect of his players which, I believe he has. Whilst it would be nice to see some outward signs of this, it is not in my opinion a key requirement. The players respect is.
I agree that yesterday needed to see passion for that game given the occasion but and with particular reference to Luka he took one hell of a kick which, would have put any lesser person out of the game and of course that was Brighton’s/ Knockaerts intentions. How he held himself together for what was the full 90 minutes when clearly in pain was a tremendous testament to his commitment and strength of purpose. There must be nothing worse when you see a player get up and stay on when you have well and truly pole axed him plus smile!!
My concern is that he doesn’t impose himself on refs (verbally) in the way that Roy Keane did and protect the likes of Zaha.
My overall opinion of the mood of the players yesterday was that they just didn’t look up for it which, extended to the crowd. Was it complacency or frustration at Roy’s tactical rigidity?
My conclusion - very unfair to call out Luka as a poor captain and let’s all hope that his tes**cles are still in one piece!

Bring back Brolin

You’ve never seen. Hughes, thomas , jedinak, Gazza, Adams, Terry, Gerrard , Robson , Keane, etc raise their hands or beat their chest with their fist and raise their hand to the crowd when the ball goes off the pitch in a big game?
He hasn’t got enough about him to lead a group of men.
Fair enough. He was probably listening to garage music on his beats headphones like the rest of our lot as the Brighton players were celebrating with their fans on our pitch at the end.

Don’t mind him as a player, but we lacked guts on Saturday and he just let the game and occasasion pass him by. Needed someone to sort everyone out and he never.

Have to say that Luka is one of my favourite players atm. I thought he has proved such a coup since he came here.

He's a 6"+ serbian, playing holding midefield, he's a technically good player, can read the game well and of course he can take a penalty and score on top of that. I don't have any concerns about him as a player apart from his set pieces being poor this season (I'm sure he can do better) and earlier on in the season where he kept getting caught in possession, often leading to goal scoring opportunities if not goals (he seems to have become more aware of that and it has become a rarity).

I was happy when he was named captain, I think he leads by example and is probably our most intelligent footballer.However I honestly think Luka is a very likeable player and that is not what we needed on Saturday and I think what some people are getting at here.

You need someone who's a bit of a cvnt sometimes: who opposition fans hate, who hits players hard and sometimes dirtily, hassles the referee, winds up the opposition and who screams at team-mates, not Luka's style at all. I've always hated the 'he'll f@€king murder ya' chant, simply because it doesn't fit!

We could either have a captain like Luka, or a cvnt captain in the mould of Keane, Deeney or someone like that. Either of those types can play captain, just some days suit them better than others.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!