John Terry insists he was delighted with how the England fans
reacted to him at Wembley during the 3-1 friendly win over Egypt.
The former England skipper was playing for his country for
the first time since he was stripped of the captain's armband by
Fabio Capello.
Despite a few audible boos at the start, Terry was cheered
off at the end following an archetypal display from the Chelsea
stopper.
"The supporters were fantastic in the way they got behind
us," he said.
"Obviously there were a few jeers but as a player I can
handle that and they are fully entitled to their opinion.
"Whether or not I am cheered or booed it was important we got
the win.
"I was delighted with the response I got from all sections of
the crowd.
"It meant a lot to me the way we played and I thought Steve
Gerrard was magnificent tonight. Steve played a great part with the
captain's armband.
"And to come back from a goal down against a really good side
that won the African Nations Cup was great.
"They worked really hard for each other and were great on the
ball.
"So what we have seen is we have a real chance of going to
South Africa and causing some problems in the World Cup because we
are a very good side.
"We need everyone behind us, which they will be - we have the
best fans in the world.
"With everyone cheering all night, and us playing the way we
are at the moment, it's important we keep this run going."
Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard insisted the whole of the
squad were firmly behind Terry.
"The unity in the squad is fine," he said.
"We've only been together two or three days and everyone is
here to concentrate on football and not anything else.
"We've certainly done that. The manager is always very strong
on that. We've trained, we've rested and there is a good spirit in
the team.
"The boos for John were half expected. It has happened
before. We know it doesn't do too many favours and I hope it
doesn't happen again.
"Overall it was the kind of workout we were looking for.
"Egypt showed themselves to be a very capable team, very good
on the ball. That's why they are African champions."
