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I never suggested that his spells of going into himself was match long. The first goal in the 2nd half of the Euro final was just the thing to get the best from him and he responded in typical fashion. But the question remains, would a more astute skipper have allowed his side to get into that position in the first 45? We cannot pretend he showed any leadership qualities then can we? He looked lost and pissed off.

We are not discussing his general level of play. He is the type of player every manager wants in his side when at his best, but giving him the skippers job at international level is something else, particularly when he has never performed at a consistent high level in that team and when there is another candidate with far better credentials of performance and leadership.

Terry is steady.calm and able to communicate. much in the style of all the better captains we can remember. He has captained a side made up of very experienced internationals very well over the past two seasons. He is a natural for the job. Gerrards appointment would come with the hope that the job would inspire him to better form. Seems an England shirt is not enough ?

It is reported that Rooney is also putting himself forward for the job.Maybe the armband would also bring him a touch of maturity? What a thought! Both him and Stevie are far too much into themselves and the periods of sparkling play both are able to provide on occasions are not enough to compensate for their shortcomings, despite all the hype and hero worship we get from Pool and Man U fans,

LC