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John Terry led the England squad on to the training pitch here this morning for potentially the last time.
If Fabio Capello's team fail to beat Slovenia tomorrow the likelihood is that they will be heading home.
Terry was first to emerge from the changing rooms today, striding purposefully with Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole just behind him.
The 15-minute open session that followed saw Terry doing his best to look part of the team' as he laughed, joked and mixed with the rest of the party.
The images failed to tell the true story of a squad that have been split by a number of grievances and seen Terry at loggerheads with skipper Steven Gerrard. The pair have now been told that they must bury the hatchet for the good of the country ahead of tomorrow's final World Cup Group C match against Slovenia in Port Elizabeth.
Gerrard and Liverpool team-mate Jamie Carragher are believed to be deeply upset that their Chelsea rival revealed at Sunday's press conference that they were part of a group of players that wanted to confront coach Fabio Capello about team selection and formation.
Terry's revelations brought a swift rebuke from Capello last night, who said that his former captain had made a “big mistake”.
The 29-year-old defender has now apologised for “going too far” in urging Capello to pick Joe Cole but the worry for England is that the damage may already have been done.
Sir Alex Ferguson revealed today that he was worried about the mood in the camp after speaking to Wayne Rooney. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp agreed and added that England need to be united or they will be heading home.
Redknapp said: “You've got to have a bit of harmony in the camp, you can't be too regimented.
“You have to relax and put some smiles on the faces and at least try and enjoy it. It's a great opportunity. They are playing for their country in a World Cup and I do feel that they maybe need to lighten up.”
Redknapp is also concerned that Capello's iron-fist approach may not be working.
“It's the first time they've had a trip away like this,” he told TalkSPORT. “They've gone away with the manager for short trips and he's a very strong disciplinarian. His record over the years tells you he's a great manager; he's been there and done it all. But he probably manages very differently to what the lads are used to at club level.”
Capello appears ready to drop Emile Heskey for tomorrow's game with Shaun Wright-Phillips pushing for inclusion at the expense of Aaron Lennon on the right.
England will wear an all-red strip for the first time since 1962 with Slovenia wearing their normal predominantly all-white kit.
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- harold, chicago usa, 23/06/2010 02:04
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FAO: DAN - ESSEX
Is that the best you can do? Come on, Danny Boy, use your imagination and try again! As they say in Essex: "innit!" 
- James from Camden, London, 22/06/2010 22:54
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@James from Camden
Okay, James. Well done. You've coaxed me into one further reply.
You said, "You are well educated? I haven't laughed so much in ages! If your education is based on the results of your grammar, then I'd be looking for a refund, mate!".
Such a shame that you then went on to say "Sorry, but I can't you seriously!".
"I can't you seriously"?! Well, that's a strange assertion! What exactly do you mean by that?! I'd like to know. What on earth can that mean?!
Your attempts at scathing comebacks might be a little more effective if you could actually construct a coherent sentence; especially considering you were criticising my grammar. Tut tut!
Well, good luck with your response. I'm sure you'll manage a typically witheringly sarcastic response. Oh no, wait, I forgot to add insulting, snobbish, illiterate and ignorant to my description of your average post! Sorry.
But, hey, I was right last time in predicting the tone of your inevitable response. Maybe I'll be correct again! Fingers crossed.
- Dan, Essex, 22/06/2010 21:33
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Geez, you guys have over-paid, prima-donna jocks over there too? I thought it was just an American problem. Grown men being paid millions to play childrens' games is ludicrous. I haven't spent one penny on professional team sports in the past twenty years, they don't need my money if they can pay a back-up point guard/mid-fielder/whatever a couple of million dollars per year. Give me college or high school sports any day, they play for the love of the game and maybe a few scholarship dollars.
IMHO, the only people who deserve the big bucks are golfers and bowlers, they have to do well to get paid.
Oh yeah, it must be awful that your mighty England side couldn't beat the upstart USA side. And what the heck happened against Algeria? You must feel as bad as I did when my University of Oregon Ducks lost the Rose Bowl.
- Biff, Portland, Peoples' Republic of Oregon, USA, 22/06/2010 21:08
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@James from Camden
Quite the jumped up little tool aren't we?
- Mark Hewes, Raleigh NC US, 22/06/2010 21:01
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FAO: DAN
You are well educated? I haven't laughed so much in ages! If your education is based on the results of your grammar, then I'd be looking for a refund, mate!
Sorry, but I can't you seriously! Off you go now and buy those six-can packs that you yobbos drink in front of the television!
People like you make any decent British tourist feel embarrassed!
- James from Camden, London, 22/06/2010 20:34
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@Dan, Essex
"Your response just proved how small-minded and judgmental you are.
Followed by
Frankly, you are the type of embarrassment that the human race does not need!
- Dan, Essex, 22/06/2010 15:11"
Judgmental? Case of pot calling the kettle black there Dan?
You and "Judge Dread" AKA RobGooner must be descended from witch burning judges
- Drumboe, Copenhagen, 22/06/2010 20:12
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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Peter Bench - When Terry's off field actions affect our national team then it concerns me, as our second choice left-back decided he couldnt be in the England set up with Terry. Capello, yes a very sucessful club manager who hasnt done too badly in his first job as a national coach, stripped Terry of his captaincy, so he obviously disapproved of Terry's actions. For my sins I happen to be a moral person who believes in marriage, fidelity, etc. What other people do in private is of course their choice, it doesnt mean I have to approve of it & with sportsmen who benefit financially from being in the limelight, clearly cant expect to be immune from critisicm when they misbehave. Quite frankly players such as Terry & Cole, although excellent footballers, are miserable examples of humanity. In this instance Terry's actions have clearly upset the team selection & spirit.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 17:10
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JT forgets that this is the team that did not qualify for Euro and the whole nation cried. Thanks to Capello for their eye on the WC now. All he has spoken is players' defence mechanisms for failing to win the first two games.I can now excuse Sven and McLarren. All managers can't be at fault. Can't we see?
- Daph walker, London, 22/06/2010 16:20
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@James from Camden
Hahahaha! Nope. Sorry, pal, but you're way off the mark. I'm well educated, got a great job, nice house and an active social life. I take an interest in most sports, mainly football, but I'm far from obsessive and I've never owned an England flag.
Seems I was spot on about you though. Your response just proved how small-minded and judgmental you are. You don't have the decency to live and let live and would rather belittle people through the anonymity of the internet.
I await your inevitable sarcastic response with baited breath but, just a word of warning, any further insults will merely underline the unenviable characteristics you've already displayed.
If you do reply you'd better make it a good one, because I won't indulge in any further debate with you. I think you've already displayed to everyone what a contemptible character you are.
Frankly, you are the type of embarrassment that the human race does not need!
- Dan, Essex, 22/06/2010 15:11
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So much vitriol, so little insight. England's players simply don't seem to have enough technical ability, football intelligence, or tactical flexibility to compete on the world stage. Terry and Capello both seem to be pretty odious people but the problem isn't new. The EPL is Rollerball compared to say, the passing game of Spain. We just ain't good enough; the Terry/Capello soap opera is just two bald men fighting over a comb.
- gaz, london, 22/06/2010 14:53
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I find some of the comments here so biggoted it is unture. Those of you who comment on JT's parents and apple not falling far from the tree ar your lives and that of your family's whiter that white, would you like ot be judged on your family's behaviour?
JT may have been unfaithful, that I do not condone, but why cost him the job, and then replace him with a captain, who not only was unfaithful but was banned re a drug issue, and then by someone who was arrested and taken to court for violence in a night club, and nor for the first time. Remember when JT was captain we were wiinning, now look!!!!! And no I am neoither a Chelsea fan or someone who lacks intelligence, quite the opposite.
- E Sullivan, London, 22/06/2010 14:43
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Why the hell is John Terry leading the team out? That's supposed to be the captain's job. If Capello can't ensure the team go out to training in the right order then how is he going to make them stand in the right positions on the pitch without John Terry making them play somewhere else. I might only be interested in football when the World Cup is on, but I know enough to know that John Terry is the most evil human being on the planet and if he had never been borne we might have gone on to win the World Cup.
- Anid Iot, Worksop, 22/06/2010 14:29
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Why the hell is John Terry leading the team out? That's supposed to be the captain's job. If Capello can't ensure the team go out to training in the right order then how is he going to make them stand in the right positions on the pitch without John Terry making them play somewhere else. I might only be interested in football when the World Cup is on, but I know enough to know that John Terry is the most evil human being on the planet and if he had never been borne we might have gone on to win the World Cup.
- Anid Iot, Worksop, 22/06/2010 14:28
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peter bench makes some excellent points. rob gooner makes none.
peter bench comes accross as someone with a brain. i won't say anything more about sanctimonious rob gooner and leave you to reach your own conclusions.
- james last, london, 22/06/2010 14:01
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Rob Gooner - whatever consenting adults do in their private life, it is no business of mine or yours and certainly not a 'right' of yours to comment on anyone's morals. It is solely an example of our prurient society and media. And, if Mr Bridge had a moral position, why not marry the mother of his child? Actually I don't care about that either - not my business. Oh and by the way, Capello is a hugely successful club manager only. He has never won anything as a national coach.
- Peter Bench, London, 22/06/2010 13:59
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Who does Terry think he is?
He lost the captain armband through his own fault. As he never will be England captain again under Capello, Capello should teach him a lesson by playing Upson & Dawson on Wednesday.
History has proven that Capello's methods work, but Terry is too immature to understand them.
The fact is that Terry has lost his team mates respect.
- Michael, London, 22/06/2010 13:51
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I think it's pretty clear that Capello is a double agent. He did nothing to stop qualification so that England could take up one of the 32 places, but since qualification he has worked to destroy what continuity had been developed. Crouch has been the most consistent goal scorer so he leaves him out. Joe Cole has proven to be the most effective creative player so he has left him out. Adam Johnson, a genuine ball-crossing winger, needed by Rooney, was left at home. He plays Gerrard out of position and picks SWP and Milner, neither of whom are good enough to be in the England squad. I have never thought that England have enough good players to win the world cup, but there is no reason, whatsoever, that, after more than two years of the'great manager' Capello, we shouldn't, at least, be playing like a well-oiled machine. Rednapp or Hodgson would make him look like the over-paid pedestrian he is.
- barry1858, Welwyn, England, 22/06/2010 13:33
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Ouote from the above article:Gerrard and Liverpool team-mate Jamie Carragher are believed to be deeply upset that their Chelsea rival revealed at Sunday's press conference that they were part of a group of players that wanted to confront coach Fabio Capello about team selection and formation.
carragher is asked out of ritirement by capello, accepts and says he would really like to work with capello and then is angry that his name has come out as one of the players who was unhappy!
who does he think he is?
- North London, Berkshire, 22/06/2010 13:30
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FAO: DAN
I bet you are stuck in a small flat plastered with England flags and all you can think about 24/7 is football and when England loses you will be crying!
You are type of embarrassment that decent football fans do not need!
You really need to get a life. I see you are from Essex! Case proven!
- James from Camden, London, 22/06/2010 13:25
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"I wish all these fools writing here realize that this is only a GAME!
Whoever wins the world cup after a few days it will all soon be forgotten and we can get back to normal!
It is only a game! For goodness sake!"
- James from Camden, London
Oh, go away, you boring boring person!
Nobody cares for your opinion on their lives and how they spend them!
People can enjoy, indulge in, even obsess over football and the World Cup as much as they like without your continued criticism!
Seriously, you need to get a life and leave people to their own devices! You're simply proving yourself to be far more foolish and obsessive than you claim others to be!
- Dan, Essex, 22/06/2010 12:51
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I would drop John Terry put Dawson instead before anyone says anything that I'm a spud supporter,I'm 3 miles afar from them.
- Peter, Essex, 22/06/2010 12:48
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John Smith, London.
I am part of the "entire" Country and I do not dislike or hate John Terry. Be very carful making this type of glib, pressumptious, general statement because you cannot possibly know what I and many others think. Do you know John Terry personally ? I suspect you don't and, therefore, your description of him as being "loathesome" is clearly based on what you read in an acutely biased media together with your own bigotry.
You are an ignoramus. Your comments are supercillious and insulting in equal measure.
- Charlie Fitzherbert, Nr. Crackpot, North Yorkshire, 22/06/2010 12:40
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I wish all these fools writing here realize that this is only a GAME!
Whoever wins the world cup after a few days it will all soon be forgotten and we can get back to normal!
It is only a game! For goodness sake!
- James from Camden, London, 22/06/2010 12:30
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John Smith what a nasty loathsome name calling individual you are!
- Tojo, Hythe Kent, 22/06/2010 12:24
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John Terry, the entire country dislikes you and this has just cemented their view.
What a shame you have been given the talent to represent Chelsea and England because as a person, you are completely loathsome.
- John Smith, london, 22/06/2010 12:08
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"ohh noooes, better not try that hard, might stump my big toe and ruin my lucrative contract with my club....."
England team = no pride, no backbone, no heart.
- Decency, London, UK, 22/06/2010 11:48
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Peter Bench, well said...Anyone would think John Terry had stormed into the Press conferance stolen the mic off someone else, and called for a protest against Capello..
Some peoples club bias carries over to England duties which is why, whatever John Terry says or does, he'll get stick for it..
- Shelly, London, 22/06/2010 11:47
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Paddy
I don`t see what Terry`s family has got to do with this discussion, nobody can pick there family and he is not responsible for them. please make comments that are football related only. idiot
- Rob, London, 22/06/2010 10:45
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It doesn't have anything to do with it you're right. However the apple does not fall far from the tree.
I think everyone can see that John Terry is not a nice man whatever nice guy front he puts on. Whoever says otherwise is either a Chelsea fan or a fool who probably shares the same morals as the man himself. He also isn't bright enough to know when to keep his know it all mouth shut.
Maybe it's just because I cannot stand him and never have, even before his private life blew up in all our faces, which I found pretty funny.
- Jay, England, 22/06/2010 11:41
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Peter Bench - I dont need anyones 'authority' & have every 'right' to criticise Terry's morals, which led to him being stripped of the England captaincy & Wayne Bridge withdrawing himself from world cup selection. It was highly immoral of Terry to cheat on his wife, the mother of his children. Indeed, what 'authority' is necessary in order to comment on Terry's morals? Should I ask his parents authority? Silly me, between them, they have been convicted of assault, drug dealing & cautioned for shoplifting, what wonderful role models for their delightful son!
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 11:40
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Have we all forgotten that Gerrard came out to win. I think he may have become fed up with those around him seeming un interested. So far Gerrard is england's Golden Boot.
- Terry, Hennebont France, 22/06/2010 11:28
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Rob D
So Maradonna, that well know cheat, drug abuser and gun toter and Tiger Woods, the serial adulterer are all better placed morally in yours eyes than John Terry, who had an 'alleged' affair with the ex girlfriend of an ex team mate.
I feel your values have become skewed in your desire to see this man bought down.
Yes he has a dodgy family and yes he has occasionally misbehaved when he's had a few drinks. Find me a man of 30 who hasn't and I'll but him forward to the Pope.
John Terry is everybodys - including Capello - ready made excuse for our failure in this tournament.
What happens on the pitch determines our future and there are ten other players on there with him, plus a 'manager' who has clearly already decided who his patsy is going to be.
This is a stitch up and you and your like will not be content until you have hounded him into his grave - and if that were to happen it would be everybody elses fault wouldn't it? Because of course you always had the utmost respect for him.
Hypocrite!!!
- Barry, Welwyn England, 22/06/2010 11:27
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Can we have some facts? 1. The press conference is a FIFA requirement everyday and it was Terry's turn. 2. he did not 'go public with criticisms over Capello's decision not to select Cole'. He was asked whether he felt Cole should play - something different. 3. Terry's family is irrelevant. 4. He's paid what his employer thinks he's worth, like everyone else. 5. Paddy, can you substantiate that Terry is a 'thug'? 6. Kevin, Terry never had pace and the tackle on Bale was poor judgement. As was Zidane's headbut on Matterazzi. your point? And how, exactly, do you know whether he has the team's support or not? 7. Rob gooner - a sensible comment about playing but what is your right to call out someone's morals - do you have some sort of authority?
- Peter Bench, London, 22/06/2010 11:08
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Paddy
I don`t see what Terry`s family has got to do with this discussion, nobody can pick there family and he is not responsible for them. please make comments that are football related only. idiot
- Rob, London, 22/06/2010 10:45
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So, Upson and Dawson at the back then?
- Paul, London, 22/06/2010 10:35
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Terry is a prime example of all that is wrong with English footballers. The fact that he is extremely well paid seems to have gone to his head. He is morally bankrupt, unintelligent & has the audacity to question one of the world's most successful managers in public. I suggest he sticks to what he is best at, stopping forwards from scoring, which he managed well to date at the world cup.
- Rob Gooner, North London, 22/06/2010 10:35
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Terry. Idiot. Embarassment. Humiliated. Again. Full stop.
- Sensible Opinion, N5, 22/06/2010 10:21
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@ Barry, Welwyn England
You are so typical of the none thinking football fan. Why do people like you defend thugs like Terry?. Where is the evidence to support your silly assertion that '..Terry just voiced what we all think - and in fairness he did it in a less hysterical manner than most of us would..'. Since being stripped of the captaincy he has been behaving like an overgrown, spoilt, petulant child. He neither has the authority, or support of the team, to make any public pronouncements about team selection or the abilities of the manager. In my opinion he is behaving in exactly the same way as some sort of unelected militant Trade Unionist. He should be dropped immediately from the team, and sent home to watch the remainder of the world cup in Essex, alongside his drug dealing father and shoplifting mother.
- paddy, sutton surrey, 22/06/2010 10:16
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@Barry,
I may not be as wealthy as Terry, but I'm retired at 38... so doing ok thanks!
Not jealously. But the money aspect is part of the problem. No-one is saying footballers shouldn't be well paid... but I think by all estimation Terry getting £120k a week is a bit steep!!! I wouldn't let him clean Maradonna's boots... who was paid far less. So I think we can see it's gone a bit skew-whiff somewhere... no?
There are very people in life genuinely worth that kind of money... I take my hat off to those that are. Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Steve Jobs of Apple etc...
Terry... I don't think so.
- Rob D, London, 22/06/2010 10:06
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@Barry, Welwyn England
Spot on Barry
As soon as see the words overpaid, Prima Donna, spoiled, selfish, egotistical, moral fiber etc etc, I stop reading and move on to the next post.
Posting this kind of vitriol about people you only know through the gossip pages (Gossip and sports pages are one and the same nowadays) shows that the posters need to connect with reality again, it's only football after all.
- Drumboe, Copenhagen, 22/06/2010 09:58
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Well said Rob D. He hasn't got the foggiest idea what loyalty is about. He was sitting there at the conference giving it the Captain's speak as though he was the manager and captain all rolled into one. I saw him at White Hart Lane, when he was sent off for a silly, needless foul on Garth Bale. He cannot handle fast wingers. I would be very worried about his temperment if England progress and a pressure game with speed players are in front of him. He won't be able to hack it. He's got too slow and the high life is catching up with him.
- Kevin, N London, 22/06/2010 09:30
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Its good that Terry spoke out about whats going on behind the scene's . I dont rate Capello and find him hard work,he's always trying to hold back in interviews and dont think the way he has the team playing is productive. They're all professionals and should be allowed to express themselves on the pitch in a way that suits them instead of his idea's,its the reason Germany lost the second world war,an egotistical leader with no common sense "do it this way and to hell with the consequences" i want my own way !is how it comes across.Lets hope he's man enough to accept all the blame when we dont go through !
- Peter Killick ex Londoner, Newcastle upon Tyne, 22/06/2010 09:27
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You were doing alright there Rob - and the you said "overpaid" abnd straight away we can see your anger is based on jealousy.
How much these players are paid has nothing to do with what is happening here. Are you telling me that, if he earned £40K, you would view what he did in a different light?
Terry just voiced what we all think - and in fairnedd he did it in a less hysterical manner than most of us would.
They are being managed by a man who has lost the plot but does not want any help.
Let him sink.
- Barry, Welwyn England, 22/06/2010 09:15
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Why was John Terry giving a press conference in the first place? Did he have Mr.Capello's permission? If he thinks for one minute that anyone believes one word he says he is barking up the wrong tree. If he can't be loyal to his wife and kids what hope does England, his team mates or his Manager have. Considering his smug attitude,I didn't see him doing anything spectacular on the pitch. Maybe it is time to drop him.
- MJ, East Anglia, 22/06/2010 09:12
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Ok Terry may have gone abit too far with this but this could actully be a good thing. At least we now know how he feels about the situation and now everything is out in the open.
Hopefully they can now focus on wednesdays match and get the result needed.
What terry said had no bearing on why rooney, gerrard, lampard etc have played so poorly in the first two games, now they have to stand up and be counted
- North London, Berkshire, 22/06/2010 09:06
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Terry is such a 'wrong-un'... he almost single handedly represents what's wrong with the modern game in this country.
Selfish, egotistical, overpaid. He mistakes these qualities for 'leadership'.
The idea of actually having some qualities to admire - humility, selflessness, loyalty - totally escapes him.
- Rob D, London, 22/06/2010 08:52
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