Can the captain lead by example?
Capello appointed John Terry as his captain in August 2008, declaring the Chelsea defender’s “big personality” to have been the deciding factor in his decision. A series of recent embarrassments caused by some of the seedier aspects of this big personality may have the Italian manager doubting his judgment. First, a marketing agency retained by Terry’s agents circulated an e-mail designed to crudely capitalize on the captain’s armband for commercial gain. Herewith a sample quote: “John Terry is: British sporting hero; England’s football captain; World Cup 2018 ambassador; Football icon; Dad of the year 2008; Voted as one of the World’s most influencial (sic) people.” Terry distanced himself from the e-mail and then walked slap bang into a second scandal: a trap set by the weekend tabloid, News of The World. Three of its journalists posed as businessmen willing to exchange an illicit suitcase full of cash with Terry if he agreed to smuggle them into Chelsea’s training facilities for a s
