Petr Cech has his own take on the captaincy for Chelsea, with the goalkeeper eager for the squad to lay it on the line for the club.
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This, as the European champions embark on their quest to lift the Club World Cup trophy set to kick-off on Sunday in Japan.
Should they return home successful, the Blues will have followed in Manchester United's footsteps in becoming only the second English club to win the tournament.
Cech has led the team in the absence of veterans John Terry and Frank Lampard, the 30-year-old the most senior member in the duo's absence.
The Czech Republic shot-stopper reckons his job won't be to bark orders or dictate from the back, but rather to make his team-mates understand the importance of their overall role.
He said: "It's not about shouting and screaming and hard words - it's the right balance to remind people where they are, about what you want to achieve and what we should do to improve.
"You can use different words but it's not about how many times you start with the F-words.
"It's about people who should feel the responsibility for the situation and feeling the responsibility to get out of it.
"It's easy to say, 'I'm new and young, I'm looking away from it'. Everybody is responsible and has to help the team get out of the situation.
"But really you just need to find the right way to do it."
After two successive goalless draws, Rafael Benitez's side have once again found some form with big wins in Europe and the Premier League.
Cech, however, is preferring to live in the moment and take things as they come for the west London outfit.
He added: "It's not about one or two games, it's not about the past. It's about the present and future and the hard work every day at the training ground.
"That is underestimated. If you get to the point where something is changing in the team, that's not only because of one result."
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