No rift: John Terry insists the England team is
fully behind Fabio Capello
John Terry has said the England squad is 'fully behind'
manager Fabio Capello. The Italian tactician has
come under fire after England's disappointing start to their World
Cup campaign, which has seen them manage draws against the United
States and Algeria.
In the wake of Friday night's goalless draw with Algeria there
had been speculation of a rift between the players and manager, but
Terry flatly refuted those claims.
'We shouldn't be looking at excuses or criticising the manager,'
he said.
'We're here, we're supporting and we are fully behind him. We
know we've got his support as well and that's the main thing.
'I've seen a few reports myself this morning. Coming here on
behalf of the players there's no unrest in the camp at all.
'We're obviously still disappointed from the game the other
night, but we have to pick ourselves up. We have to win the game on
Wednesday.
There have been numerous calls for the inclusion of Joe Cole and
Terry backs his former Chelsea team-mate to deliver, should he be
introduced to the action having been an unused substitute in the
opening two matches.
'I think so, we've seen with Chelsea,' added Terry. 'I
personally think he and Wayne are the only two in the side who can
really open up things and are key to breaking down defences. If
he's called on Joe will do a great job.'
Terry revealed there would be a clear-the-air meeting between
the players and the coaching staff.
'We've got a meeting tonight to see where we went wrong,' he
said.
'That's probably the whole 93 minutes. Everyone needs to get off
their chest exactly how they're feeling.'
He added: 'If it upsets him (Capello) or it upsets any player
then so be it.'
Terry dismissed Capello's suggestion that World Cup pressure was
getting to the players, adding: 'I think, naturally, at any level
there is always a bit of nerves but once you step over the white
line, that's not an issue.'
The Chelsea player, stripped of the England captaincy by
Capello, admitted the players have been bored at their Rustenburg
base where they have been separated from their partners and banned
from playing video games.
'There is a little but of boredom kicking in,' said Terry.
'That's where as group of players we need to stick
together.'
Terry added: 'I don't want to go home on Wednesday, I'm here to
win it.'
