
John
Terry has no plans to reconsider his international retirement despite his
Wembley goalscoring heroics in an emotional Capital One Cup final on Sunday.
The 34-year-old scored his first major final goal in the 2-0 win over
Tottenham and was seen shaking hands with England manager Roy Hodgson after
lifting the Capital One Cup trophy.
Terry, who has 78 caps, retired from international duty in the wake of the
Anton Ferdinand affair but many believe the Chelsea captain remains
England’s best central defender.
Emotional
"I have missed it, playing in these big stadiums and in these competitions
and I'm delighted to get back to Wembley," Terry said.
"They started playing the national anthem before the game and I was going
then."
Asked if he was considering an England return, Terry said: "No. It's the
simple answer. I don't want to go into it right now.
"Being back at Wembley, the atmosphere, the stadium, it's one of the best I
have played in, but it's never crossed my mind.
"I have drawn a line under it and the England squad can move on now."
Great feeling
Terry lifted the League Cup 10 years ago in Jose Mourinho’s first spell as
Chelsea boss - a success which was the springboard for a further five
trophies won under the Portuguese.
The Chelsea skipper hopes Sunday’s cup success - the first trophy Chelsea
have won since Jose Mourinho rejoined the club in 2013 – will be the start
of another period of dominance for the league leaders.
"It's given us a taste of where we want to be at the end of the season,
lifting more trophies," Terry said.
"This is our first one collectively. Looking back at 2004-05 it definitely
had that effect on the squad. Hopefully it can have the same effect again to
this new and upcoming squad.
"It's a great feeling. And to be the first one as a group to win is nice.
"It gives us a taste and some of the younger players in the squad as well,
inspire them to go on and win more for the football club in years to come."
Manchester City’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to Liverpool on Sunday means
Chelsea now have a game in hand on Manuel Pellegrini’s side in addition to a
five-point lead.
And Terry revealed all League Cup celebrations are on hold with Chelsea
returning to training immediately ahead of a London derby with West Ham on
Wednesday night.
"Go again for West Ham. No celebrations," he said.
"Hopefully we can put that on hold till the end of the season and many more
to come. Back to focusing on the Premier League now."