To Terry or Not to Terry?

You have to feel for the lad. Literally! (haha)

The man is undergoing some serious questioning under all aspects of his life after his alleged sexual activity with Wayne Bridge’s former lover. And all after receiving a certain ‘Dad of the Year’ award in 2009. Don’t you just love how these things happen exactly the way you want them? The tabloids back home will be going crazy (if they weren’t already).

The amazing issue of the whole situation are rumours that Bridge has offered a ‘me or him’ like ultimatum to Fabio Capello regarding his position in the national team. I mean come on Mr. Bridge; you struggle to make the team anyways! Now all of a sudden, you have the right to decide whether Terry captains the English team or not?

It seems all a bit silly to me. Yes, the captain of the English national team should be a person young (and even old) people should be able to look up to, someone who has good morals and all. But at the end of the day, this guy is being payed to play. Private life is called private for a reason, son.

Okay, fair play if the lad lets the situation get to his mind and his game suffers the consequences, but if he continues to put up decent displays for Chelsea, I can’t see why he shouldn’t continue to be installed as England captain.

Then there’s this whole ‘Team Bridge’ nonsense. I mean seriously. Are these lads fourteen or something? If you’re not sure what I mean, we saw some Man City players reveal under garments with the words ‘Team Bridge’ on them after the Portsmouth game.

One of the players who revealed this shirt was that man again, Carlos Tevez. Does this guy have nothing better to do than create controversy? First it’s; “Fergie didn’t treat me properly!”, then; “Gary has nothing better to do than suck socks!” and now this? Really, Carlos? The guy probably hasn’t even said anything else than ‘good game’ to Terry in his life, and yet he is out with this.

Regardless, the important note in this issue is yes, what I can understand the whole ‘back your teammates’ persona, but surely not with such an issue and in such a public arena.

There were reports that a number of players within the City camp refused to wear such words, so it interests me to see how much Bridge actually had a part in this scheme, or if it were simply player-driven.

Regardless, the important note in this issue is yes, what Terry did was not right. If the reports are in fact true, that is. It may appear to you as the reader that I am taking sides with Terry, and perhaps I am, but only on the fact that he should be kept captain of the national squad. Why? As he has shown us that he is able to get on with it (goal vs. Burnley).

So, what would be more important to the English national team four odd months before the World Cup? Terry playing as captain with the backing of his coach and (some) of his players, but, without Wayne Bridge’s availability – OR – Terry, perhaps not even playing, without the backing of the coach and (some) players, but with Bridge’s availability within the team?

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