John Terry knows he is not “everyone’s cup of tea” but believes the England squad is behind the decision to reinstate him as England captain.<\/p>\n
England boss Fabio Capello took the decision to reinstate the Chelsea defender last week in place of the injured Rio Ferdinand, just over a year after he was stripped of the armband following allegations of an affair with the ex-girlfriend of then international team-mate Wayne Bridge.<\/p>\n
“I’m not going to be everybody’s cup of tea, but it is the decision the manager has taken,” Terry said.<\/p>\n
“Respect for the players around me and the manager has always been there.<\/p>\n
“When the manager confronted the team on the training pitch (to tell them of Terry’s reinstatement), he asked the players if they had any questions and nobody spoke. Nobody said a world to the manager, nobody said a word to me.”<\/p>\n
Terry added: “I think as a group of players we’re coming here looking forward to playing for our country and looking forward to putting on the shirt.”<\/p>\n
Terry revealed Ferdinand had called him to wish him well.<\/p>\n
“Rio called me which was a very nice touch and goes to show what a great man Rio is,” he told a press conference ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales in Cardiff this weekend.<\/p>\n
“We had a 10-minute conversation and he wished me well. He He cares about England and said the most important thing was to keep winning.<\/p>\n
“He was naturally disappointed, but said the most important thing was to keep winning.”<\/p>\n
He added: “I feel for Rio. Even though I’ve got the armband back, I can see myself we’ve got leaders in dressing room.<\/p>\n
“The guys have still got a massive input in and around the dressing room.”<\/p>\n
Terry insisted he was ready to deal with the pressure that would come with his re-appointment, and claimed his passion for playing for his country never left him even when he lost the armband.<\/p>\n
“On a personal not I’m very delighted to get the armband back,” he added.<\/p>\n
“People can see that in me, people can see even when I did not have the armband my passion and drive was still there.”<\/p>\n
Asked of he was ready for the pressure, he added: “Naturally, I’d expect nothing less.<\/p>\n
“I know what is asked of me on the pitch and away from it.<\/p>\n
“Maybe the manager looked into that as well, that I had kept my head down and concentrated on playing well for club and country.<\/p>\n
“I’m certainly older (now), but wise as well. I’m fully fit as well so I’m very much looking forward to continuing staying fit and playing well.”<\/p>\n
On having the armband taken away from him, Terry continued: “I met Fabio and (England general manager) Franco (Baldini) on the day and accepted the decision. That doesn’t mean I agreed with it but I looked them both in the eye and said ‘you’ll get nothing less from me in training and on the field’.<\/p>\n
“I was disappointed at the time but for me the most important thing was to concentrate on playing football.<\/p>\n
“That was the relief for me, to work hard in training every day. I’ve worked very hard to get where I am today.<\/p>\n
“I was disappointed initially but you have to move on. It (the disappointment) will be there for a long time but this shows if you keep working hard and never give up hope there’s always a chance.”<\/p>\n
On Saturday’s opponents, the 30-year-old said: “I think we can expect a very tough game and we must make sure we match them in every department.<\/p>\n
“Our players have played at the Millennium Stadium, which will naturally help – but they have a great spine in the side with James Collins, Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy. They can pose a real threat.<\/p>\n
“For me the most important thing is to top the group and make sure we are there (at Euro 2012). I would love to lead the team into that tournament.”<\/p>\n
Just over a year ago Bellamy was a team-mate of Bridge when Manchester City won at Chelsea in the Premier League – and the striker was none too complimentary about Terry in a post-match interview.<\/p>\n
However, Terry said today: “He is a player I have a lot of respect for in the game – maybe sometimes he’s been misrepresented in certain ways…he wants to win, be it at Manchester City or Cardiff.<\/p>\n
“But we must win. Wales have had a bad start, conceding a lot of goals and not scoring too many – but they pose a real threat individually. They’ve got a good young squad.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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