Rio Ferdinand admits he schooled about England captaincy on TV Football

In an speak with the Guardian, Rio Ferdinand admits he listened of his England captaincy on TV news, but has high regard for Capello"s government style. Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/AP

Rio Ferdinand"s appointment to the England captaincy came among one of the majority high-profile footballing scandals of new years, after revelations about the in isolation hold up of his predecessor, John Terry, led to his sacking by England"s manager, Fabio Capello.

But Ferdinand has suggested that he schooled he was to attain Terry by examination TV news, and that 3 weeks after being allocated he has still not had a review with Capello.

"I haven"t oral to the physical education instructor yet," he told the Guardian on the eve of tomorrow"s accessible opposite Egypt, that the defender will miss since of a determined behind injury. "He does it a sure way." In his absence, Liverpool"s Steven Gerrard will captain the patrol at Wembley.

Perhaps surprisingly since the Italian"s hands-off style, Ferdinand praised the distinctness Capello has brought to the role. "The most appropriate thing about him is he"s black and white. There are no grey areas. You know just what he wants from you prior to you go out on the pitch. "This is what I wish and if you can"t do it, see you later, someone else will do it." That"s what we"ve lacked in the last couple of campaigns."

Ferdinand"s damage has led most commentators to interpretation that the 31-year-old"s footballing destiny is right away blighted, and doubts have been voiced about his capability to last out the month-long World Cup debate in South Africa this summer. But Ferdinand insisted he will be fit. "I"ve had a small setback, but it"s not as well critical and fingers crossed I should be OK. With injuries, one day it feels bad; the subsequent day the football"s great."

Two things, however, were not beneficial in a World Cup campaign, pronounced Ferdinand; the initial was England"s normal sky-high hopes at each tournament, so mostly dashed. "I don"t unequivocally similar to to speak up the chances. We"ve finished it so most times over the last couple of tournaments. We get held up in the hype and euphoria. When Steve McClaren and Sven-Göran Eriksson came in, we said, "This is a new era, we"re going to do this, we"re going to do that", and it does nothing."

The second, he said, similar with his physical education instructor who this week called their materialisation "a virus", were the players" wives and girlfriends, or Wags. "The total playground that followed the England patrol last time at the World Cup was a joke, and I wouldn"t similar to to see that again. It"s a daze and is unpropitious to the chances.

"I"d rather go to the World Cup, contend to yourself "Block off 4 weeks or whatever it is to win the World Cup", and not see your family."

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