What a Terryble mess, lads
John Terry was asked by assistant boss Franco Baldini to face the media yesterday and give the rallying call for the big showdown against Slovenia on Wednesday.
Baldini thought the old bulldog was just the man for the job with England under-fire following the dreadful performance and goalless draw with Algeria.
JT went for it with gusto - but not everything went down well back at the Royal Bafokeng training base.
In fact, Terry was in serious hot water after revealing certain players held an impromptu get-together on Friday night and raised issues they were going to put to Capello at last night's team meeting.
Former Three Lions skipper Terry explained how he told Baldini the squad wanted to chill out and have a beer after the match and that around 10 of them discussed the team's problems while Capello and his coaches chatted at a nearby table.
It was not quite mutiny but it sounded like the squad were starting to turn on the manager.
Parallels were drawn with Italia 90 when senior stars such as Chris Waddle, John Barnes, Peter Shilton, Bryan Robson and Gary Lineker met up to thrash out the team's problems.
They pushed for a tactical change to a 3-5-2 formation which was put to manager Bobby Robson and England went on to the semi-finals with the media arguing player-power had won the day.
In an amazingly frank interview Terry told how he called for the players to be allowed a drink, refuted Capello's claim they were playing with fear and hinted he wanted Joe Cole in the team.
Terry said: "I don't want to say it was me but I went to see Franco after the game and said 'Look, let everyone have a beer and speak to the manager. Flippin' hell, let's just switch off'.
"For the first time since the manager has taken over we sat there and he let us have a beer.
"Usually everyone goes straight back to their room and stays there until breakfast.
"It was good to get things off our chest and express how we felt.
"The discussions between the players will stay private but it was really nice to unwind.
"There was me, Lamps, Wazza, Aaron Lennon, Jamo, Crouchy, Jonno, Jamie Carragher, Stevie, and probably a couple more.
"After games back at Chelsea you go into the players bar and you talk about the game and whether things have gone well or whatever.
"When things don't go too well it is important the lads stay together and the group stays together. That is what we had the other night."
Then Terry added: "I will probably get in trouble now."
JT kept going though and talked of how the players were planning to make their views known in yesterday's team meeting.
He said: "It's not good if it happens every day because that would p*** people off. It's certainly worked in the past at Chelsea.
"We have a responsibility to ourselves, the manager and everyone else to voice that opinion and hope he takes it on board although it's the manager who has the final decision.
"The players can say how they feel and if it upsets him then I'm on the verge of just saying: 'You know what? So what? I'm here to win it for England'. He's feeling the same, the players are feeling the same and if we can't be honest with each other then there's no point being here.
"You can't hold grudges. When I say something, I'm doing it for my country.
"We've worked on a few things, formations, system. Whether the manager changes it to go with five in midfield, and Wayne up front on his own, I don't know. But hopefully that tension will go."
Terry rejected Capello's argument the team are playing with fear and added: "We can accept people saying we played badly but we don't accept things like that.
"I can see why people say it because at times we don't play as flowingly as we do at a club.
"Against Algeria, there was no tackling, no one winning headers, no one winning second balls.
"It is difficult here to go through someone without getting a sending off but, at the same time, you can still win a tackle and show a bit of aggression and a bit of fight.
"I think that's lacking but I can assure you that is going to be there on Wednesday."
Terry believes Joe Cole would add value to the side and slammed Chelsea for releasing the midfielder.
He said: "I think Joe and Wayne Rooney are the only two in the side who can really open up things.
"Joe has shown great form for Chelsea. It still amazes me how the club have let Joe go."
Doubtless that will not go down too well with Chelsea either. Quite a performance.
Source :The sun.
Baldini thought the old bulldog was just the man for the job with England under-fire following the dreadful performance and goalless draw with Algeria.
JT went for it with gusto - but not everything went down well back at the Royal Bafokeng training base.
In fact, Terry was in serious hot water after revealing certain players held an impromptu get-together on Friday night and raised issues they were going to put to Capello at last night's team meeting.
Former Three Lions skipper Terry explained how he told Baldini the squad wanted to chill out and have a beer after the match and that around 10 of them discussed the team's problems while Capello and his coaches chatted at a nearby table.
It was not quite mutiny but it sounded like the squad were starting to turn on the manager.
Parallels were drawn with Italia 90 when senior stars such as Chris Waddle, John Barnes, Peter Shilton, Bryan Robson and Gary Lineker met up to thrash out the team's problems.
They pushed for a tactical change to a 3-5-2 formation which was put to manager Bobby Robson and England went on to the semi-finals with the media arguing player-power had won the day.
In an amazingly frank interview Terry told how he called for the players to be allowed a drink, refuted Capello's claim they were playing with fear and hinted he wanted Joe Cole in the team.
Terry said: "I don't want to say it was me but I went to see Franco after the game and said 'Look, let everyone have a beer and speak to the manager. Flippin' hell, let's just switch off'.
"For the first time since the manager has taken over we sat there and he let us have a beer.
"Usually everyone goes straight back to their room and stays there until breakfast.
"It was good to get things off our chest and express how we felt.
"The discussions between the players will stay private but it was really nice to unwind.
"There was me, Lamps, Wazza, Aaron Lennon, Jamo, Crouchy, Jonno, Jamie Carragher, Stevie, and probably a couple more.
"After games back at Chelsea you go into the players bar and you talk about the game and whether things have gone well or whatever.
"When things don't go too well it is important the lads stay together and the group stays together. That is what we had the other night."
Then Terry added: "I will probably get in trouble now."
JT kept going though and talked of how the players were planning to make their views known in yesterday's team meeting.
He said: "It's not good if it happens every day because that would p*** people off. It's certainly worked in the past at Chelsea.
"We have a responsibility to ourselves, the manager and everyone else to voice that opinion and hope he takes it on board although it's the manager who has the final decision.
"The players can say how they feel and if it upsets him then I'm on the verge of just saying: 'You know what? So what? I'm here to win it for England'. He's feeling the same, the players are feeling the same and if we can't be honest with each other then there's no point being here.
"You can't hold grudges. When I say something, I'm doing it for my country.
"We've worked on a few things, formations, system. Whether the manager changes it to go with five in midfield, and Wayne up front on his own, I don't know. But hopefully that tension will go."
Terry rejected Capello's argument the team are playing with fear and added: "We can accept people saying we played badly but we don't accept things like that.
"I can see why people say it because at times we don't play as flowingly as we do at a club.
"Against Algeria, there was no tackling, no one winning headers, no one winning second balls.
"It is difficult here to go through someone without getting a sending off but, at the same time, you can still win a tackle and show a bit of aggression and a bit of fight.
"I think that's lacking but I can assure you that is going to be there on Wednesday."
Terry believes Joe Cole would add value to the side and slammed Chelsea for releasing the midfielder.
He said: "I think Joe and Wayne Rooney are the only two in the side who can really open up things.
"Joe has shown great form for Chelsea. It still amazes me how the club have let Joe go."
Doubtless that will not go down too well with Chelsea either. Quite a performance.
Source :The sun.
