
ENGLAND'S World Cup camp was in meltdown last night over John Terry.
Many players are furious after the former skipper claimed they were ready to challenge boss Fabio Capello about aspects of his regime.
Terry, stripped of the captaincy by Capello, said yesterday that up to 10 of the squad had a meeting over a beer following Friday's dismal 0-0 draw with Algeria.
He said: "If we have an argument with the manager and it upsets him or any other player, so what?
"If we can't be honest with each other then there's no point in us being here."
Terry revealed points had been raised which were to be put to Capello at a team meeting as they prepared for the must-win clash with Slovenia on Wednesday.
However, players and their agents rushed to distance themselves from Terry's comments.
The FA are trying to play down talk of rifts in the camp but it seems they are fighting a losing battle - especially when such a high-profile figure as Terry, 29, causes such a split with his team-mates.
Terry added: "Everyone needs to get it off his chest and say exactly how we feel. As a group of experienced players, we owe it to ourselves and our country and our manager."
Players are angry the Chelsea star named individuals at Friday's impromptu meeting, including Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. They strongly believe he talked "out of school".
Management and players dissuaded Terry from raising issues in last night's team talk as Capello went through a DVD of the Algeria game.
But the question of Capello naming his team only two hours before kick-off was raised, as was the issue of how to get Rooney on the ball more often.
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