Not sure this current change in coach made that much difference, though. He was already back in the leadership group (and therefore a 'reasonable' candidate to be the next captain) under Rutten. The more interesting reality is that he went out of the leadership group under Worsfold.Bold is simple
The coach has changed
Was that more player-driven or coach-driven? I guess we'll never know. But it did seem very strange at the time. And seems stranger still now.