Ferdinand retains England captaincy after injury spell

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31-year old world-cla s centre-back Rio Ferdinand has spoken of his surprise at being named captain again by England coach Fabio Capello after he returned from injury. During Ferdinands absence, Steven Gerrard was given the captains armband by the Italian tactician, and there were doubts whether Ferdinand would be given the role again. It is not officially confirmed that Rio will skipper the English team for the match against Montenegro. He says that his focus was on being fit and getting back into the English national squad, not on retaining the captaincy. During the spell on Logan Couture Youth Jersey the sidelines, Ferdinand has lost his status of Manchester United captain to defensive partner Nemanja Vidic, who is seen by Ferguson as Jake Allen Jersey being a more stable regular player. Fabio Capello praised Ferdinands leadership skills and also the fact that he speaks during the game. England take on Montenegro at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night at 20:00 BST. Ferdinands comments were:I didnt know if I was going to be captain or not I was more concerned about being in the squad and being fit its been a fair road back. Its a great honour to be named England captain and its great to be playing again. To come back now and be named captain is fantastic but Steven has done a fantastic job.The manager is always analysing you physically and mentally and Tuukka Rask Youth Jersey youve got to perform. He has seen me as the right person and Im delighted with that but if it had gone the other way I would have shaken Stevens hand and said good luck to you thats the way it is. Weve got a number of leaders in this squad and the more there are the better we will be as a team. Steven and Wazza Wayne Rooney have worn the armband before so weve got players with experience who know their way around the pitch.
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