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John Terry will lead like a 'lion' for England - Croatia boss Slaven Bilic
JT doesn't need an armband to act like a captain...
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8 Feb 2010 08:24:00
By Adithya Ananth
Croatia manager Slaven Bilic believes that John Terry will be the one to lead England on the pitch despite being demoted from knight to pawn on Fabio Capello's chessboard.
Bilic was at the receiving end when the Chelsea defender led the Three Lions to a 5-1 victory at Wembley that marked the biggest loss for the Vatreni.
Presently, the former West Ham United player insists that the under-fire centre-back will still manage to do the talking on the pitch.
"John Terry is a tiger, he is a lion and always will be for his team," Bilic said, as quoted by The Mirror.
"There is no doubt about that. He is just a leader.
"Some players need the push of the armband to be a captain, to be an authority and gain that from the rest of the players and a leader for the rest of the team, but not John Terry.
"He has never needed that. He is a natural leader, anyway.
"I know he can still be that kind of player for England this summer in the World Cup. It will not affect him. That is the kind of man he is.
"He was the leader on the pitch for Chelsea right from the beginning, long before he became the captain of the club.
"It is the way he plays and he always will show that leadership on the pitch, whether he is the captain or not.
"I have no worries about that and Fabio Capello knows that as well. Nobody in football knows that as well as Capello."
Bilic was at the receiving end when the Chelsea defender led the Three Lions to a 5-1 victory at Wembley that marked the biggest loss for the Vatreni.
Presently, the former West Ham United player insists that the under-fire centre-back will still manage to do the talking on the pitch.
"John Terry is a tiger, he is a lion and always will be for his team," Bilic said, as quoted by The Mirror.
"There is no doubt about that. He is just a leader.
"Some players need the push of the armband to be a captain, to be an authority and gain that from the rest of the players and a leader for the rest of the team, but not John Terry.
"He has never needed that. He is a natural leader, anyway.
"I know he can still be that kind of player for England this summer in the World Cup. It will not affect him. That is the kind of man he is.
"He was the leader on the pitch for Chelsea right from the beginning, long before he became the captain of the club.
"It is the way he plays and he always will show that leadership on the pitch, whether he is the captain or not.
"I have no worries about that and Fabio Capello knows that as well. Nobody in football knows that as well as Capello."
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