Source: Liverpool_Echo
‘Honoured’ Leon Osman is bouncing to captain Everton FC
'Honoured' Leon Osman is bouncing to captain Everton FC[LNB]DAVID MOYES has chosen seven Everton captains during his seven seasons in charge of the Blues.[LNB]But few have accepted the armband with more relish than the latest.[LNB]Leon Osman has been at Everton since his childhood.[LNB]He has enjoyed Youth Cup glory - and heartache - scoring then picking up a cruciate knee ligament injury in the final.[LNB]He's been a key member of the only club to break the 'Big Four' stranglehold in recent years by finishing fourth, and he has walked out at Wembley with Prince Rupert's Tower on his chest.[LNB]But a Carling Cup tie at Hull City recently gave him his biggest honour yet.[LNB]Injuries to club captain Phil Neville and his deputy, Joseph Yobo, gave Osman an inkling that the captain's armband was up for grabs.[LNB]He explained: 'Once the manager named the team I looked round and thought maybe it could be me. But I didn't want to count my chickens.[LNB]'He left it late until we were in the dressing room and we were all getting changed. He just mentioned quite casually 'did I want to lead the team out?' and I said 'absolutely.'[LNB]'The night couldn't have gone any better after that. We won 4-0 away from home and I got on the scoresheet.[LNB]'It was a great night and personally it just seemed to give me a little bounce in my step that night.
