Burnley's Josh Cullen reveals the main influences behind his captaining style
Josh Cullen has revealed the biggest influences behind his captaining style after taking on the armband on a full-time basis this season.
The 29-year-old has taken over the duty of skipper on a full-time basis following the summer departure of Josh Brownhill.
While Cullen had previously captained Burnley on occasions, this is the first time he’s been named club captain at any point during his career.
The Clarets midfielder has now discussed the role and how much he’s enjoying it during a Q&A session on the club’s official X account, where he was also asked about the key influences.
"I’m really enjoying it,” he said. “It's always been an ambition of mine to be a club captain and this is obviously the first time I've done it in my career.
"To be club captain has been great so far, I've really enjoyed it.
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“A lot of players [have influenced his style]. Mark Noble was a great captain when I was in and around the dressing room at West Ham and in and around the first-team there. The character he had and the way he led the dressing room was unbelievable.
"Obviously the manager here [Scott Parker] captained West Ham as a player and he would have been a big influence for me when I was watching West Ham growing up.
"Vincent Kompany is another one that springs to mind, he was a great leader for Man City for so many years and someone I obviously worked closely with, so he would definitely be another one.
"I suppose the last one that would spring to mind is Jack Cork. He was the captain when I came to the club and it was just the way he was around the dressing room, how personable he was with everyone, caring off the pitch making sure everyone was okay and making sure everyone settled into the club really well.
"He was always the first to make sure everyone was okay off the pitch as well as driving the team on it, so I probably took a bit from him as well.”
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