In the final blow, of demeaning his team mates and arse licking the manager, he says, “I am really passionate about it. It means so much to me, to my family. Mr Capello is a clever man and a great manager and he’ll give it to the right person.” I’m pretty sure that it is Capello’s intelligence which will help him to see right through the pathetic and insulting plea from Terry.
Ahmed correctly identifies this interview with Terry as something which has every potential to create divides within the camp. Ferdinand was on a high at being named captain, and to hear such self-centred talk from Terry will have no doubt been deflating. Of course, it’s a sort of competition for captaincy, and they both want it, but we haven’t heard Rio Ferdinand hailing himself as the only right choice. In fact, it was quite the opposite, him looking at the importance of all players on the field.
“You need to play as a leader whether your captain or not,” he said. “It is important to have 11 guys who want to lead and want to lead on the pitch and have the balls to put their chest out and lead from the forefront.” Ferdinand graciously went on praise the other potential candidates, claiming “there will be no animosity between the players, we are all mature enough and professional enough to go by what the manger says. Steven Gerrard was captain last game, I am this time and if the manager wanted someone else next time then we will see.” Ferdinand obviously said this before reading Terry’s immature, self-serving interview!
What do you think of Terry’s comments about the England captaincy?
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