Captain's Best XI - 1s - 2016/17
- Ben Froughi
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min read
Will Gibbs
Founding member Will highlighted himself as a leader on and off the pitch from the birth of Constantine AFC. Voted Player of the Season three times by his club with a truck-load of goals, he became President in 2015/16 and 1s Captain for his final year.
Since Will worked so closely with the 1s Captains in his first two years, he's picked a side that reflects all the players he played with from 2014 to 2017.
Jordan Grace
"Jordan was different class and sured up our whole defence as soon as he stepped in net"
Tof Odusolu
"Absolute beast, gave his all on and off the pitch and a top bloke. Easy pick. "
Max Lancaster
"Size 29 feet and legs longer than a super model. Reads the game well and was an all round top player"
Nick Banks
"Mr Reliable. Always at training, always available and a solid 6/7 out of 10 every week. Captain's dream."
Luke Shove
"Luke forged a lot of the early CAFC club and was instrumental in its first ever season. Left everything on the pitch and scored some absolute belters."
Tom Guffick
"Guffick isn't the most physically intimidating but he sure knows how to play football. Made his way to the 1s pretty quickly and another easy pick for the team."
Tom Gamble
"Never jelled in the team but probably the best raw talent CAFC have ever had. What could’ve been!"
Norman Bukowski
"A bully in the middle of the park. Made an impression from day 1 as a fresher by coming straight into the team."
Ed Richards
"Pretty skilful and decent all round player but his gamesmanship ability gets him in the team on its own. Dives, argues with the ref, winds up the opposition, I could go on. Then when the opposition finally snap you’ll find Ed stood right behind Tof!"
Matt Coathup
"For me Matt is hands down Constantine’s best ever player. He’s got a tank like Kante, feet like Jay Jay Okocha and vision like Ozil."
Will Gibbs (Captain)
Bench
Ben Froughi
"Constantine simply wouldn’t be anywhere near as good a club without him. And for an OAP he’s actually pretty good at footy."
Jack Collins
"Don’t know how he didn’t make my team. Reads the game well and has a solid right foot. Can play in literally any position."
Josh Miernik
"One last opportunity for me to stick him on the bench seeing as I know how much he enjoys it."
Max Cherry
"CAFCs only loan player from the MLS. Typically American in everyway other than his appreciation for “proper” football. Natural goal scorer who only doesn’t make the team because I picked myself!!!"
Special Mentions
Sam Bayliss
James Burroughs
Rory Lavery
Victor Florez
Louis Barrett
Jason Forster
Jack Cooper
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