Arsenal and England legend Tony Adams can't believe Roy Hodgson has decided not to include Chelsea skipper John Terry in his World Cup squad.
Adams said Hodgson had taken the easy option by not trying to persuade the Chelsea defender to come out of international retirement as he is still the best centre half in the country.
He said: "I would definitely have taken Terry out to lunch and tried to convince him to come and play. He started 34 of their 38 Premier League games for Chelsea this year. Is he the best centre half in this country? I think he is.
"It's part of the job of the coach to work with the players. Why are we paying him (Hodgson) X amount of pounds? Everyone can get them tactically right. Pick a team of your best players, get them into a shape and say, 'Go and play and rah rah rah'.
"If you said, 'Right, leave John Terry at home, don't even talk to him, he brings all the baggage with him', well you wouldn't take Wayne Rooney, would you? Or Steven Gerrard. Where do you draw the line?
"It does worry me. Terry Venables would have been straight on the phone to John. He is 33, not 36. I don't know where Roy is going with this. If he thinks these guys can win it, I am not sure. I would have been talking to John six months ago."
