Poch has said that Lloris will remain as captain, which I donât agree with. The ÂŁ50,000 fine wonât hit him at all and the driving ban, although annoying, he has the funds to hire a driver or five. It just seems to me that he has gone unpunished. And letâs remember, he wasnât just tipsy, he was smashed! He couldnât even stand up! He could have killed someone.
Shouldnât Spurs be making a stand, showing they donât condone his behaviour? Drink driving is such a major problem in this country and I think the punishments are quite lenient for everyone, not just people in the public eye, but in incidents such as this, itâs someone who is seen as a role model (rightly or wrongly) by many. The captaincy may mean nothing to some people, but itâs important to him â he had a strop when he was overlooked for it before. Stripping him of the captaincy just seems like the right move to me, but thatâs life.
Daniel Storey wrote as much in this piece for Football 365
Tony Adams went to prison after crashing his car whilst hammered and came out again to continue being our captain for many years to come. I donât think most people associated with the club would have wanted it any other way.
The Spurs captaincy is their business alone. If his colleagues, the club staff and fans are happy for him to continue being captain then he should continue to be captain.