As I'm sure you know, last night John Terry was reinstated as permanent England captain. Capello had this to say on the matter , "After one year of punishment, Terry will again be the permanent captain. I think one year's punishment is enough." Some people will say that one year punishment isn't enough and quite simply, why bring Terry back as captain as it may upset Rio and other England players in the dressing room. On the other hand many people will be very pleased to see Terry back as captain. There are many things you can say about Terry, good and bad, but one thing is for sure, he is a leader. A lot of people, noticeably Chelsea fans, were shocked with Capello's decision to remove Terry's captaincy, especially in the lead up to the biggest tournament in sport. Some say this decision ruined morale in the dressing room and was a contributory factor towards England's embarrassing World Cup exit.
From what Capello has said on the matter it seems to me that he never wanted to take the captaincy from Terry but maybe got forced to because of the involvement of the Media and some of the England players. During Terry's absence from captaincy Rio took over. It must be said that Rio was injured for much of this time and this left Gerrard as captain for many of the occasions. Clearly this would have helped Capello's decision to remove Rio from captain. However maybe it wasn't just his injuries. Many people were very upset to see Rio as captain as he is failed to turn up to a drugs test claiming he had "forgotten"...Sure we believe you Rio. Either way his performances over the last year have been questionable, and even when he does come back from injury, with the bright performances from young talent Smalling, it would not surprise me if he struggled to get back into the United side.
Anyway, back to the matter at hand, at the end of the day who knows how this decision will effect the England team. We all hope that this is a step in the right direction and will help the nation forget about the poor performances during the World Cup, which i'm sure like me, still has nightmares about.
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