17 May 2006
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John Terry believes England will be able to cope with Ronaldinho - despite saying the Brazilian has 'everything'.

Terry, who recently became a father for the first time, is a big fan of Ronaldinho and could come head-to-head with the best player in the world in the Semi Finals - a rematch of their meeting in the quarter-finals in Japan four years ago.

But Terry, who has come up against Ronaldinho in Champions League action in the last two years, has taken confidence from those meetings.

"Everyone says Ronaldinho is the best player in the world which I personally agree with. But going into any possible game I don't think we're going to show him too much respect or let him get away with things.

"Paulo Ferreira marked him really well and got really tight to him for Chelsea and against England he'd be up against the likes of Gary Neville who is a fantastic world class player and I'm sure he'll know how to deal with him.

"Ronaldinho is a great player and difficult to mark but I'm sure we'll do our best. He's a very strong player, he's got great feet, is a great finisher. He scores goals, he's quick. He's absolutely got everything.''

Terry added that England have some of the best defenders in the world, and he is a particular admirer of Neville and his preparations.

"I think we have certainly caught up with the Italians, if you want to put it that way, but I'm not saying there aren't world class defenders out there.

"There's (Alessandro) Nesta, (Carlos) Puyol, etc. I've had the likes of Marcel Desailly and William Gallas with me at Chelsea and I've learned from Ricardo Carvalho. But which defenders in the world do I admire?

"I tend to think of the English lads really, the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville. I see these people day in, day out in the Premiership.

"Certainly coming away with England and seeing Gary Neville and seeing how he works in training and after training is excellent. It's not just about games, it's about preparation and he is spot on all the time."