Former Inter Coach Frank de Boer praises Mauro Icardi’s talent but “I certainly didn’t think he was the best possible captain”.
The striker had already been given the armband when the Dutchman took over, and was allowed to keep it for his 14 games in charge.
“I left it like that when I took over,” De Boer explained to Algemeen Dagblad.
Former Inter Coach Frank de Boer praises Mauro Icardi’s talent but “I certainly didn’t think he was the best possible captain”.
The striker had already been given the armband when the Dutchman took over, and was allowed to keep it for his 14 games in charge.
“I left it like that when I took over,” De Boer explained to Algemeen Dagblad.
“That said, I certainly didn’t think Icardi was the best possible captain. There are things about him that aren’t really worthy of a captain, like arguing with his own fans.
“I left him the armband though, because you don’t want to lose an important player right away if you take over in the middle of pre-season.
“The biggest leader on the team is the goalkeeper, Samir Handanovic, but to be clear I never had any problems with Icardi, he always played his part.
“I like him very much as a player. Right from the first training sessions you could see his ability, he scored from every angle with a good speed of execution.
“He’s scored 109 goals in 187 games, an average better than one in two. He’s been Serie A top-scorer twice in the past four years and that says it all.
“I’m very curious to see how PSV deal with him.”