Frank Lampard has called for the boos that greeted John Terry in the win over Egypt to stop for the sake of England's World Cup hopes.
A minority of Wembley fans jeered Terry at the start of the match, which Lampard admitted was 'half expected', but he hopes that marks the end of the dissent against his Chelsea team-mate following his recent off-field problems.
Lampard said: 'The unity in the squad is fine. We've only been together two or three days and everyone is here to concentrate on football and not concentrate on anything else.
'We've certainly done that. The manager is always very strong on that. We've trained, we've rested and there is a good spirit in the team.
'The boos for John (Terry) were half expected. It has happened before. We know it doesn't do too many favours and I hope it doesn't happen again.
'Overall It was the kind of work-out we were looking for. Egypt showed themselves to be a very capable team, very good on the ball.
That's why they are Africa Nations Cup champions. 'I think we worked hard but missed chances in the first half and, once we had got a goal back, we showed our character and quality.' Gareth Barry praised the performance of Terry and the boos turned to cheers as the match progressed.
He said: 'There is a lot of talk about other distractions which the players don't really need at this moment in time. It was good to show we are all together on the pitch and to put in a good performance.
'John is experienced and as soon as he is out there on the pitch, everything else that has gone on is all forgotten.
'In the second half, he made a couple of challenges that were cheered. 'Initially there might have been a few grumbles but the fans were brilliant and realised we need everyone behind us.'
A minority of Wembley fans jeered Terry at the start of the match, which Lampard admitted was 'half expected', but he hopes that marks the end of the dissent against his Chelsea team-mate following his recent off-field problems.
Lampard said: 'The unity in the squad is fine. We've only been together two or three days and everyone is here to concentrate on football and not concentrate on anything else.
'We've certainly done that. The manager is always very strong on that. We've trained, we've rested and there is a good spirit in the team.
'The boos for John (Terry) were half expected. It has happened before. We know it doesn't do too many favours and I hope it doesn't happen again.
'Overall It was the kind of work-out we were looking for. Egypt showed themselves to be a very capable team, very good on the ball.
That's why they are Africa Nations Cup champions. 'I think we worked hard but missed chances in the first half and, once we had got a goal back, we showed our character and quality.' Gareth Barry praised the performance of Terry and the boos turned to cheers as the match progressed.
He said: 'There is a lot of talk about other distractions which the players don't really need at this moment in time. It was good to show we are all together on the pitch and to put in a good performance.
'John is experienced and as soon as he is out there on the pitch, everything else that has gone on is all forgotten.
'In the second half, he made a couple of challenges that were cheered. 'Initially there might have been a few grumbles but the fans were brilliant and realised we need everyone behind us.'
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