The former England national team captain has revealed that England’s players were not united at the start as they would sit in group based on their club allegiances but now things have changed and the Three Lions are more united
and spirited than ever before at the European Championships in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032...
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 has revealed that England’s camp is now much more united than it used to be in earlier days when players would form groups of their own based on their club allegiances. Rio Ferdinand was England’s captain before the
2010 FIFA World Cup but he was then subsequently replaced by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757.
Since then, Ferdinand has found it hard to get back into the England setup and now under Roy Hodgson he was overlooked for the Three Lions, EURO 2012 squad. Hodgson has made it clear that his decision to leave out the Manchester
United defender was solely a footballing one but critics have hit out at the England national team manager for bringing race into the situation as John Terry allegedly racially abused Ferdinand’s brother, Antoine Ferdinand during the Premier League season.
Ferdinand said, "When I first started with England, players would sit in distinct groups. You would have a table for Manchester United players, another for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Shearer and his mob.”
He added, "I didn't know where to sit for fear I would upset one group or another and be marked down as in a particular gang. It all sounds strange now but that's how it was in those days. In the squad today you have plenty of
Manchester United and Liverpool players but many have had a different upbringing.”
England have benefitted from Hodgson’s emphasis on team unity and discipline on the field so far at the European Championships as they have done well to fight for each other. In the dressing room, players like Terry and Gerrard
have had a calming effect which is central to how http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 have gone about their business so far at the European Championships.
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