John Terry
by Esteban d' Amur on Feb 5, 2010 9:57 AM EST
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PrintCall me naive. Call me heartless. I just don't get the John Terry flap. I'm not condoning his actions, but I don't see why he shouldn't wear the armband. He cheated on his wife with a teammates "girlfriend". Oh the horror. Have the national team players indicated that they won't follow his lead? It's 2010. Today's professional athletes aren't the same as the one's from the 1950's. Many lead lives normal people can't and won't understand. Either Terry can still lead the English squad or he can't. The simple fact that he isn't a good husband or friend shouldn't disqualify him from wearing the armband.
Annoyed rant over.
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No more armband for Terry
Fabio Capello strips John Terry of England captaincy
Blame my wife!
Waiting until August 2010
I Disagree
Don’t underestimate the importance of psychology’s impacts on a squad’s performance. Having a douche like Terry be your captain after he screwed over Wayne Bridge so badly can really damage a team. And Soccer is very much a team sport. They can’t rely on individuals like you can in baseball.
You can change your job, you can change your wife, you can even change your gender, but you can never change your club.
Win or lose, we will always be here for you.
Fear no foe, wherever we go.
I really think the Captain is overrated by the fans and media.
We’re not dealing with inexperienced kids at this level, we’re dealing with top professionals. These guys don’t need one guy that gets to wear an armband to make them a better team, this whole flap is really making a distraction where there doesn’t need to be.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
Let's try one
of them Aristotle syllogism thingies.
1) All team captains should be honorable and respected by the other players.
2) John Terry screwed his teammate’s girlfriend. In addition, he’s a lout and a chav.
Therefore
3) John Terry should not be the captain.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
by Juancho on Feb 7, 2010 11:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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