Chelsea skipper John Terry has said he always believed England coach Fabio Capello would make him the national side's captain again after stripping him of the armband last year.
Moving on from last February's scandal, when he was stripped of the captain's armband after an affair with former team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend, Terry said he had done his time and was now ready to lead from the the front. 'I moved on very quickly from the decision about losing the captaincy and I've never fallen out with the manager.' the defender told The Sun.
'I've always done whatever the manager needs of me to make sure we win. But I've never given up hope that I will captain England again.'
The 30-year-old explained that after his meeting with Capello - in which he lost the captaincy, he remained composed and vowed to perform in every national match he played in.
Terry's actions went down notably well with Capello, who operates on respect, but the lack of communication toward Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has attracted many critics.
The injured centre-half was scheduled to sit down with Capello during United's Champions League match with Marseille at Old Trafford last week, but was alleged to be have been 'snubbed' with the Italian refusing to meet and discuss his ambitions to lead the squad.
'When the manager told me in that meeting at Wembley that I was losing the job I accepted and respected his decision - even though I did not necessarily agree with it - shook his hand and his assistant Franco Baldini's hand and told them I'd always give 100 percent,' Terry said.
'The manager said he really appreciated that and hoped that would be the case.'
NIni/metro.co.uk
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