The Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that the England national team will certainly suffer during the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign without the presence of John Terry. The Chelsea captain recently announced his retirement from international football after 78 appearances.
He has said that the English FA have made his position untenable after charging him with racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, despite the fact that he had been found not guilty by the court only a few weeks earlier. The 31-year-old Chelsea defender is expected to be banned for up to 4 matches, while he will be facing a hefty fine as well.
His contribution to the England national team has been enormous over the years, but this is not the first time he has been at loggerheads with the English FA. John Terry has always stated that he will not be the kind of person to show his back to the England national team, but he has revealed that he has been treated very badly by the English FA for too long. The former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that the England national team will certainly miss a player like John Terry both on and off the pitch.
“It’s a massive, massive loss for England. John is a player with unbelievable talent and has helped this country so much, and the same for Chelsea, too. In the end, they are his decisions, personal decisions. It’s difficult for a player to take a position like this, but, on the perspective of England and qualification, it leaves Roy Hodgson in a difficult position, bearing in mind the centre-backs he has at his disposal. I’m not putting into question the quality of the other players, but he certainly misses one player of great, great talent,” said the Tottenham manager in a recent interview.
The Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that the England national team will certainly suffer during the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign without the presence of John Terry. The Chelsea captain recently announced his retirement from international football after 78 appearances.
He has said that the English FA have made his position untenable after charging him with racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, despite the fact that he had been found not guilty by the court only a few weeks earlier. The 31-year-old Chelsea defender is expected to be banned for up to 4 matches, while he will be facing a hefty fine as well.
His contribution to the England national team has been enormous over the years, but this is not the first time he has been at loggerheads with the English FA. John Terry has always stated that he will not be the kind of person to show his back to the England national team, but he has revealed that he has been treated very badly by the English FA for too long. The former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that the England national team will certainly miss a player like John Terry both on and off the pitch.
“It’s a massive, massive loss for England. John is a player with unbelievable talent and has helped this country so much, and the same for Chelsea, too. In the end, they are his decisions, personal decisions. It’s difficult for a player to take a position like this, but, on the perspective of England and qualification, it leaves Roy Hodgson in a difficult position, bearing in mind the centre-backs he has at his disposal. I’m not putting into question the quality of the other players, but he certainly misses one player of great, great talent,” said the Tottenham manager in a recent interview.