Former England captain
Rio Ferdinand has congratulated John Terry on becoming the new leader of England,
amid reports that the Manchester United defender is unhappy with the decision.
Ferdinand
has struggled with injuries for the last two years and, as Terry has been on
top form this season despite injury concerns, England manager Fabio
Capello decided to reinstate Terry as captain after he was stripped of the
armband last year.
England face
Wales this Saturday in a EURO2012 Qualifier and it is expected that Terry will
start. The Three Lions then play Ghana in a friendly next Tuesday.
Ferdinand
and Terry would be the first-choice centre-back pairing but, with Ferdinand
possibly out for the season, either Everton’s Phil Jagielka or Bolton’s Gary
Cahill could partner Terry at the heart of England’s defence.
"John and Rio go back years and there is a mutual respect. Maybe Capello could learn a bit from them."
Rumours of Ferdinand quitting the international scene were quickly quashed yesterday but it is no question that the situation has been handled appallingly by Capello and his team.
This article originally appeared on sports website Sports Haze, which is now unfortunately defunct.