Venables defend Terry
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Terry Venables has defended England captain John Terry against accusations of diving from Blackburn manager Mark Hughes.
The Rovers boss claimed Terry went down too easily under a challenge from Andre Ooijer to win Chelsea a penalty at Ewood Park last Sunday, allowing Frank Lampard to open the scoring from the penalty spot in a 2-0 win.
"There is about as much chance of England's captain taking a dive as there would be of Mark putting on that act in his heyday," Venables told the News of the World.
"He neither is, or was, scared to take a battering. So I do not believe for one second that Terry dived to win Chelsea a penalty at Blackburn last week."
Ooijer appeared to wrap his arms around Terry as the pair jostled for space in the penalty area, and Venables is pleased to see referees taking action against such fouls, which have often gone unpunished.
Venables added: "Whether Terry went over or not, what Ooijer was doing in holding him with both arms are he made a run for a free-kick was a clear penalty offence.
"What it needs is 20 more like it to be given next weekend, then maybe players will kick this habit and get back to the art of defending."
The Rovers boss claimed Terry went down too easily under a challenge from Andre Ooijer to win Chelsea a penalty at Ewood Park last Sunday, allowing Frank Lampard to open the scoring from the penalty spot in a 2-0 win.
"There is about as much chance of England's captain taking a dive as there would be of Mark putting on that act in his heyday," Venables told the News of the World.
"He neither is, or was, scared to take a battering. So I do not believe for one second that Terry dived to win Chelsea a penalty at Blackburn last week."
Ooijer appeared to wrap his arms around Terry as the pair jostled for space in the penalty area, and Venables is pleased to see referees taking action against such fouls, which have often gone unpunished.
Venables added: "Whether Terry went over or not, what Ooijer was doing in holding him with both arms are he made a run for a free-kick was a clear penalty offence.
"What it needs is 20 more like it to be given next weekend, then maybe players will kick this habit and get back to the art of defending."
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