Barcelona will choose their captain in a democratic elections

Barcelona squad to choose their captain today

The Spanish Barcelona medfield , Xavi Hernandez , revealed that his team will have a democratic election to choose their new captain , as well as his deputy, after the departure of the team's captain , Carlos Puyol and as his deputy Victor Valdes.

Barcelona's new coach , Luis Enrique , revealed that the player are the ones that will be choosing their new Captain , because according to him ,a captain is not a person who speaks with the match's official , but a reference to all the player , and that why they must choose their own captain.

Many speculation indicated that the Argentinian Javier Mascherano is currently leading the race , but since Xavi is not leaving , as he is the oldest player and the most experienced , he could win the race , the Spanish player , who has recently announced his retirement internationally said : "i'm proud to be among the three potential captains ,I don't mind if i was first , second or third".

On the other hand , Andres Iniesta revealed that his childhood dream , since playing with La Masia , was to be Barcelona's captain , It is worth mentioning that we should not exclude Lionel Messi , Barcelona's main success key.

It is notable that several coach started this trend , letting their player decide their captain , to avoid disagreements , where other teams prefer to choose on other standards, such as seniority , age or even the number of International matches played.