by 112-1077774096 » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:51 am
i found this letter on football 365 about John Terry, i tend to agree with the sentiments, this is a guy who has been in trouble for assaulting a doorman, he was also recently sending text message to a schoolgirl despite knowing her age, (bear in mind terry has just had a child with his girlfriend), and the leeter below covers his lack of attributes as england captain.
i wonder what everyone else thinks
Captain Not So Fantastic...
I'm starting to have serious concerns about John Terry's abilities to captain England in an effective way. It seems that Jose's influence is rubbing off a bit too much on Mr Terry. No one likes a whinger, especially not as our national captain. No matter what anyone says about Beckham, he was always a terrific ambassador, a proper gentleman and genuinely passionate and honoured to be leading his country.
I want our captain to take poor performances on the chin and not make excuses or blame the ref like Terry repeatedly does. I want him to represent the team and 'talk' to the ref during games, not constantly rant at him like every other gutter footballer without an ounce of self-respect or common decency towards their fellow man.
So far he hasn't inspired the team very well, going missing when the players needed some sort of kick up the backside during England's last two matches. He hasn't conducted himself very effectively as Chelsea captain. He hasn't impressed in any England press conferences. And he hasn't done anything to make me feel good about a poorly performing England team. Shouting 'c'mon' as loud as you can and screwing your face up is not the be all and end all of being a great captain.
With a completely inept manager at the helm we need a genuine leader to stand up and do something to steer this rudderless ship before it gets smashed to pieces on the rocks of some faraway land like Russia or Macedonia or even Andorra. And John Terry is looking less like a worthy leader with every passing week.