Thiago Silva appears to snub Chelsea’s captaincy

Thiago Silva may be on his way to giving up captain duties in Chelsea after the 38-year-old gave the armband in a second game in succession against Luton on Friday night.

The Brazilian is the most experienced player in the Blues squad, but he seems disinterested in taking the captain’s responsibilities.

Chelsea’s first captain is Reece James, but the right-back suffered a serious hamstring injury before season’s start and will be sidelined for couple of months.

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Silva expressed his desire to captain the team before the season opener, but got snubbed by head-coach Mauricio Pochettino.

“Our first conversation was really good.” Pochettino commented

“I explained my ideas and the project, and I think he was agreeing, listening to ideas. He was really humble. I said to him, “Look Thiago, I know you really well but to assure you that you are going to play, like any player, you need to deserve to play.”