Bridge makes himself unavailable for World Cup

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Big blow for the England World Cup campaign due to there only being one friendly and Cole still out Injured (though there is young talent Warnock,Baines etc) but to be fair Bridge is a man for stepping down, but in light of this I believe Terry should step down. Views?

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I think Warnock is more than capable of replacing him in the England squad.
As for Terry, I think it would be a major blow to the England squad should he step down.
 
That's true but I think better he misses out than the victim Bridge and you could say there are English defenders capable of doing a job(although obviously not to terrys standard), carragher could be called out of retirement, lescott, upson, shawcross, wheater, jagielka
 
Bridge is overrated, would love to see Baines in the squad.
 
Those are all good defenders, though I doubt Carragher will come out of retirement, but like you say they aren't quite at the same standard of Terry. Players like Terry will be crucial if England stand any chance of winning the World Cup.
 
But think about the squad morale the people who will not speak out but be Team Bridge deep down if he were in the squad maybe it would not affect them but having Terry around but no Bridge might knock performances.
 
I just hope Carragher comes out of retirement, he may not like it but he could be a very good left back. Other than that it looks like we will be taking Baines (with his tally of 0 caps) & Warnock (With an astonishing 1 cap) I wouldn't trust either at a World Cup :S

Personally I would prefer Terry to step down, although I really cant be bothered to get into an argument so don't slaughter me for saying it.
 
Yeah, I see where you are coming from. If he does not step down, there is not a chance in **** Capello will leave him out the squad. So I guess it is something he is going to have to decide for himself.
 
Some people have very short memories.

Carragher retired because he was being played out of position, so why would he return to play LB.

Also he has been poor this season and has lost a yard or so of pace, how anyone can suggest him above two natural, in form LB's is beyond me.
 
I agree with the Terry stepping down if Bridge didnt mind I would be behind Terry 100% but now I can't back him 100%, especially now that I found out the lady has a child with Bridge
 
i had a very similar experience to Wayne Bridge during my last year of school, It involved my girlfriend at the time and the captain of the school rugby team, who was arguably the best player too.

I considered quitting the team (rugby was a big thing at my school, we didnt play football and we had a very good team, 4 of whom are now professionals) as i didnt want to stay and potentially force the skipper to fall on his sword, as i knew weakening the team would see me cast as the bad egg, even though i had done nothing wrong.

I decided to stick at it and after a few games the head of sport called a team meeting, having clearly noticed a 'team miller' and 'team jones' divide in training and general school life. After a 2 hour meeting in which everything was laid bare, and the entire team discussed the issue, we patched up our differences and moved on. We went on to have the most successful season in the schools history, going unbeaten in normal school fixtures and making it to the last 16 of the Daily Mail U18 cup; a nationwide school cup competition entered by hundreds of top rugby schools every year.

Now i know i was 18 and it was girlfriends, not wives, but for Bridge to not even attempt to patch things up and work it out for the good of the team suggests to me the type of character he is. Ive never thought Bridge was a mentally strong person/player. I mean he has just turned down the opportunity to play for his country (the highest honour in sport) at a time when he had a serious chance of being first choice left back for the biggest tournament in the world. Personally im glad hes made this decision now, because im not sure i would want a man of his character playing in South Africa.
 
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i'm not to bothered to be fair if Bridge plays or not but if England are to have anychance in SA they need John Terry the man is the best center back in world football and has been for a few years
 
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i'm not to bothered to be fair if Bridge plays or not but if England are to have anychance in SA they need John Terry the man is the best center back in world football and has been for a few years
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John Terry is a last ditch defender for me he is usually mopping up mistakes he has made which makes him look better, but the best defenders anticipate and don't have to make last ditch tackles.

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As for what Jake said the meeting would have been a lot different if kids were involved which for me escalates the whole issue
 
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As for what Jake said the meeting would have been a lot different if kids were involved which for me escalates the whole issue
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this is true, i didnt think of the children. always think of the children jake...

(note to self, dont sound like a paedo in future)
 
Baines could be a great choice, he might actually turn out to be a surprise and everyone would say what a good choice as left back, only reason he's not played for england is that there are so many others that can play this role ahead of him in the selection process, but at the world cup he might just really show what he can do and with confidence be a star for england, anyway thats my thought on this problem, u may agree or u may not but that's upto you.
 
in my own opinion Terry is the best in the world i would have him in my team over any other center back
 
Baines would be my choice.

As for the Terry thing. Think that, internationally speaking, he is over-rated. He looks good on tv because he is always busy.

However, England have few options at CB, and several players who can play LB...
 
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