The Manchester United forward has been named as the Three Lions’ skipper for the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/San-Marino-c2998, with a host of top players set to be sidelined for the qualifier.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 has now been confirmed to lead his country at Wembley tomorrow after coach Roy Hodgson agreed to make him the captain in light of some key absences.
Normally the former West Brom manager would have called upon the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097, but the trio are going to miss the match, with the latter two out with injuries.
On the other hand, Terry is in the centre of a racism controversy surrounding http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anton-Ferdinand-c6260 and the F.A, something which caused him to retire from International football only a few days ago.
Hodgson has already called up a number of youngsters for the game tomorrow and since there are not many seniors to choose from, Rooney will be wearing the captain’s armband until one of the more experienced heads return.
Having captain United in the past, the attacker is well suited to handle pressure and himself is relishing the chance to shine for his nation after a disappointing campaign in the European Championships this summer.
Speaking to reporters, the striker said that he was delighted with getting the captain's band and that he would try his best do justify the decision.
“It's a great honour, it's something I'm really proud of. It's a big challenge for myself, I'm really looking forward to it and excited, and hopefully we can cap the day off with a good victory,” said the ex-Everton starlet.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 boss Hodgson also backed his decision to name the front-man as his captain and claimed that he was sad when the player got injured last month.
“I've enjoyed working with Wayne, we had a good Euros and I enjoyed working with him there. I was disappointed when he got that terrible gash and I was even worried it could rule him out of not only the September games, but also the October games. Luckily
he's made a very quick recovery and now he's available for the games, and he'll certainly captain the team in the first one."
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