Let Terry's football do the talking
Posted by Alex Livie on 01/02/2010
John Terry is front and back-page news, what with scoring the winner for Chelsea at Burnley and allegedly scoring off the field. His purported off-field transgressions have prompted some to call for him to resign from the role of England captain.
What Terry is alleged to have done, you don’t need me to go into it all as it is freely available on the web and in print, is not great but let’s be clear: it should not have a bearing on what happens on the pitch.
Terry’s football should be allowed to do the talking, he did just that by leading his side to victory at Turf Moor, and he was given the unequivocal backing of the Chelsea hierarchy. There has been no word from the FA; it has been suggested that Fabio Capello will seek out his captain before making a decision on whether he retains the armband or not.
There has been talk that the England camp will be a divided one if Terry remains as captain. If that’s the case, then it will still be a divided one if he is in the squad but not captain. So what should be done? Axe him from the squad? What nonsense. Terry should be selected on his performances for Chelsea alone and if he is good enough to be in the squad, then he should be captain of the national team.
In years gone by, there have been many instances of players not seeing eye-to-eye but being able to play together for the good of the team. This goes on now and will no doubt happen in the future and provided it does not impact on team performance, then there is no issue.
When all is said and done, it’s down to performance and should Terry pop up with a last-minute winner to seal World Cup glory I can guarantee you won’t see one England fan saying: ‘I’m not celebrating, Terry should not be in the team after what went on with Wayne Bridge’s ex-girlfriend’.
Comments
Posted by Malcolm Bridges on 01/02/2010
jUST rEMEMBER WHAT EVERSIDE YOU ARE ON IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO SO IT´S JUST AS MUCH HER SIDE THAN HIS
Posted by Calli15 on 01/02/2010
There comes a point when off-the-field events spill over into team affairs and this is one. Terry is a disgrace and this is the latest in a long line of indiscretions.
Levi's defence of Terry are the kind of simplistic garbage people used to defend sporting links with South Africa. Of course what terry has done will affect the team. half of them will be wondering what he's been up to with their wives.
Posted by Tony Howitt on 01/02/2010
I always , up until now , considered Howard Webb to be one of . if not the, best referees in the country but his total lack of assertivesness tonight in not awarding blatant penalties takes the biscuit. He should be ashamed of himself. Other less distinguished referees have had the courage to penalise players for shirt pulling etc whether in or out of the penalty area - let's have some consistency please and let it known to the players that fouls will not be tolerated.
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