Adelaide United coach John Kosmina admits former captain Jon McKain was upset about being ousted from the role.
The defender was stripped of the captaincy on Wednesday, ten days after Rini Coolen was sacked by the club in an attempt to reverse its flagging fortunes.
Kosmina says it was his decision to demote McKain.
"I thought long and hard about it, I slept on it a fair bit and it was a tough call to make.
"But I think it's in the best interests of the team and the club and in the best interests of Jonny to be honest because his form hasn't been sparkling and now all he has to worry about it is not representing the players, not having meetings, not even having to talk to the media.
"It's about Jonny being able to focus on his game knowing the footballer I know he can be."
Kosmina says McKain remains committed to the Reds despite losing the captaincy.
But he says McKain will again start on the bench in Friday night's game against Wellington at Hindmarsh Stadium because he was impressed with the performance of the back four in last week's draw with Sydney FC.
The club's new captain, goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic, says his relationship with McKain remains healthy.
"He's a professional, he understands and we just got to move on," he said.
Tags: a-league, soccer, adelaide-5000, sa First posted December 29, 2011 14:58:52
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