Chelsea man weeps his way into Capello’s heart

Everyone has been bleating and blathering about how it took courage for Terry to stand up and take the dreaded fifth penalty in the Champions League final. What bottle, they weep, moved by his bravery. And yet, have they forgotten what actually happened? The guy missed it. It was a BAD decision to take it.

But it’s amazing what a few tears can achieve

When judgement day comes, a day when the good lord is going to be swamped, will He look back favourably on the events of this week as the moment English football returned to the path of righteousness, thanks to his faithful servant, Fabio Capello and his disciple Rio Ferdinand? Or will the current vogue for goodness in football melt with the Easter snows?

This particular episode of morality began last Wednesday when Ashley Cole tried to sever Alan Hutton’s leg, then bristled with contempt when referee Mike Riley had the nerve to book him. This display of insolence stoked sufficient national outrage that a feeling of

Does the armband belong back with Terry, or should it grace another bicep?

Stevie G was handed the captaincy in Capello’s first match in charge, but should he be in command at the France game next week, and indeed in the run up to 2010? Other contenders include John Terry (who is as much of a bully as Capello, but prone to injury, unnecessary aggression and illegal parking), Rio Ferdinand (who’ll probably be too busy and ‘merking’ people), David Bentley (a young player who is likely to feature prominently in the future), Micah Richards (whose favourite film is Home Alone) or Frank Lampard (whose favourite film is a tie between Dirty Dancing and The Notebook).

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