Terry – Hamstring has been problem since World Cup

Chelsea defender John Terry admits he has been troubled by the hamstring injury that ruled him out of England’s opening Euro 2012 qualifiers since the World Cup.

Terry will miss England’s match against Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday and the trip to Switzerland the following Tuesday after being told to rest for the next 10 days.

His absence will be a big blow to England coach Fabio Capello, but Terry knows there was no other option as he has been hampered by the problem since his country’s miserable World Cup campaign in South Africa.

“I have had a bit of a problem since the World Cup and I was hoping after the World Cup that I would have two weeks off and it would completely go away,” he told Chelsea TV.

“But that wasn’t the case and, coming back working hard, it came back on.”

Terry has appeared in every game for club and country this season but he was forced to come off at half-time of England’s friendly win over Hungary and the Chelsea captain says he doesn’t want to aggravate the problem.

“I played the last England game but I had to come off at half-time because of it,” Terry said.

“I have not made it public but I have been struggling with it and maybe I just need 10 days’ rest to fully get over it because it could impact on my season.”