Chelsea defender John Terry has expressed his belief that the fact that no Premier League clubs remain in the Champions League could be beneficial for England at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa.
Both Arsenal and Manchester United were eliminated at the quarter-final stage this past week, with Lionel Messi and Barcelona eliminating the Gunner and Manchester United being ousted by Bayern Munich on away goals.
Terry’s Chelsea squad were beaten by Inter Milan in the round of 16, but with the final of the Champions League being held on May 22, the former England captain believes that the lack of Premier League clubs could be a blessing for the Three Lions.
"We can take a very strong positive out of the fact no English clubs have made it through this season," Terry told The Sun.
"It's disappointing there won't be an English club in the final because it's the biggest game you can play in for your club. But England meet up in Austria on May 17 and the Champions League final is five days later.
"Had one of our teams got to the final the squad would have had some very notable absentees for what is a big phase of our preparation.
"Now we will all be together and can get some good solid grounding in as a whole. I'm sure from that perspective Mr Capello is happy."
Eight days after the Champions League final England will take on Japan in their final tune-up for the World Cup, which begins when they face the United States on June 12.
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