Bridge v Terry

Well the famous meeting of the two protagonists took place over the weekend when City played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. As it turned out City came out it with all three points following their 4-1 win. Bridge made the decision earlier in the week of withdrawing from any participation in England's World Cup bid. This decision has split fans opinions on whether his decision was right or not. Personally, I think he has made the right choice, because it is not only the prospect of having play in the same side as Terry, but the fact he would have to spend time with him socially too, which could last a couple of months. For me, Terry represents a very poor role model for young fans, as does his other team mate Ashley Cole, the one player Bridge was asked to replace. Terry's arrogance in this sordid affair merits no praise at all and his reference to Bridge as being a "bottler" shows a complete lack of intelligence. This was the same Terry who a few years ago was involved in an unsavoury racist incident, which went to Crown Court. OK, the Chelsea fans who think he is God have their opinion, but for me taking aside his extra marital activities, I do not think he is that good a footballer, particularly at international level. In fact he looked very third rate against City, lacking any decent pace and being caught out time and time again. But that's enough about him and his Chelsea clique. Bridge on the other hand deserves a great deal of credit in the way he has gone about conducting himself. Not only has he had to endure his private life being emblazoned across the media, he has had to concentrate on his job too. OK, there are some TV pundits who think he could come to regret his decision not to play for England, especially as this looks like this is the best chance we have had since 1966 of going the whole way to the final. I still think he has done the right thing, because let's face it, if Cole recovers from his injury, which looks very likely, Bridge would only be as a back-up to him. Credit should also goes to him for making his decision in plenty of time for Capello to make alternative arrangements. Capello too should be given credit for the way he handled the captaincy situation, informing Terry that he thought he was unsuitable to lead the national team and going further by saying he would not regain the captaincy whilst he remained in charge. Hear, hear to that.