Footballers reaction to Scott Parker captaincy

By Liam Apicella, Features Editor | 29 February 2012

Parker captaincy: What footballers have been saying

Footballers have been expressing their opinions on the news that Scott Parker will reportedly captain England this evening. Find out what they've been saying here.

Scott Parker has reportedly been handed the England captaincy for tonight's friendly encounter against Holland at Wembley Stadium.

As expected, a number of footballers have taken to Twitter to express their views on the decision to hand Parker the armband.

Here's what they've had to say:

"Congrats to my teammate Scott Parker on becoming England's captain for tonight's game against Holland. Sure he's proud!"
Rafael van der Vaart, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder

"Congrats Scott Parker!"
Josh McEachran, Chelsea midfielder on loan at Swansea City

"Congrats to Scott Parker. Great honour."
Michael Owen, Manchester United striker

"Congrats to Scott Parker on being named captain for tonights game. A great honour + one I'm sure he'll cherish."
Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United defender

"I respect Parker as a player, good midfielder...But we are talkin about Steve G here...I see it already happening, Xavi laughing in his mind standing in front of Parker before the game with the referee thinking, "Who's he? " Lol."
Ryan Babel, former Liverpool winger

"Scott Parker ahead of Steven Gerrard.........I'm speechless."
Joey Barton, Queens Park Rangers midfielder

"Scotty Parker England Captain well done son hope he leads the boys to a victory tonight."
Jermain Defoe, Tottenham Hotspur striker

"Congrats to Scott Parker. Can only think Gerrard not playing though due to 120 mins Sun and Arsenal 12.45 Sat. Will see later on way to game."
Gary Neville, former Manchester United and England full-back

"Buzzing for Scotty P being named captain for tonight's game, fully deserved."
Aaron Lennon, Tottenham Hotspur winger

"Scotty Parker great choice for me...top leader, top man and been the best English midfielder all season! Deserves it! Good luck mate!"
Jack Wilshere, Arsenal midfielder

"Steven gerrard should be captain simple ,Parker good player but no captain of England and Campbell in squad shows Pearce not the man for job."
Robbie Savage, former Wales international

"The 10 caps he has, in my opinion, should be many more. It's all about timing, with Stuart Pearce coming in. He ticks all the boxes, for me."
Dean Kiely, former Chartlon Athletic goalkeeper

"Congratulations to Scott Parker being named captain for his country, he wears his heart on his sleeve."
Tim Cahill, Everton midfielder