Ranieri tips Terry to hold England role for a decade

CLAUDIO RANIERI has backed John Terry to become England’s defensive lynchpin for the next decade and then quipped: “He’s so good, I think he’s from Mars.”

The Chelsea centre-back will line up against Arsenal in tonight’s FA Cup quarter-final replay at Stamford Bridge and then link up with the senior national squad for the first time.

“He’s 22 and he could be an England centre-back for a minimum of 10 years. He could be there for a long time.

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