The name’s Terry, John Terry

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Fabio Capello, the coach of the English football team, finally announced Terry as his choice to lead England into the 2010 World Cup campaign. A lot of rumours of late pointed in the direction of Rio Ferdinand and that Capello would prefer the Manchester United Star over Terry.

The other names in the fray were Steven Gerrard and David Beckham. All four of them were given the armband on a rotational basis in England’s international friendlies during the past eight months under Capello. After many rumours and months of silence, Capello settled with the inspirational Chelsea Skipper Terry, and the reason: Terry’s big presence in the team. Terry, arguably the best defender in the world, has two League titles to his credit and also had a fabulous season with Chelsea last season, which unfortunately ended on a disappointing note.

Capello took over as coach from Steve McClaren after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. Every club Capello has coached in the past has won at least one league title under him, not to forget one European Cup. Now, the major question about England’s performance has never been the quality, but the teamwork and the ability to deliver under mammoth pressure. With his reputation for disciplined approaches to the game, We are only too eager to see how he manages to build the team under Terry, as England faces Andorra, taking its first step towards World Cup 2010.