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Anthem-booing fired us up: Terry

Updated on: 28 March,2011 09:32 AM IST  | 
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England captain John Terry has admitted that the hostile reception inside the Millennium Stadium before kick-off inspired the Three Lions onto their 2-0 victory over Wales on Saturday

Anthem-booing fired us up: Terry

England captain John Terry has admitted that the hostile reception inside the Millennium Stadium before kick-off inspired the Three Lions onto their 2-0 victory over Wales on Saturday.

The English national anthem was booed throughout by the home support and Terry revealed that it gave himself and his team-mates an extra boost to get the three points and take them back to the top of Group G.

"It's not nice hearing the national anthem being booed," he told Sky Sports.

"It's our national anthem and we're proud of it and when you've got a stadium booing it can have the reverse effect for them because it definitely gets you pumped.

"Naturally you're pumped up for the game anyway but when you hear fans booing the national anthem it does give you an extra boost."

The "extra boost" he spoke of saw England attack from the start and score twice inside the first 15 minutes through Frank Lampard and Darren Bent, and Terry admitted that it was always the plan to press the home side before kick-off. "We set the tempo very early," he continued.

"The manager in the dressing room was very passionate, we overpowered their fans and got two great early goals and silenced them after that.

"In the first half we did it really well. In the second half the lads felt a little bit tired but we're thankful to our very good start we was happy to keep the ball and frustrate them."




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