Ahead of tomorrow’s crunch Euro2012 qualifier against Wales, we sat down with England captain John Terry. Armed with a handful of questions from some of the finest minds in online football blogging, we quizzed JT on all things England, young prospects at his club and the prospect of him becoming a manager one day. Here’s what he had to say…

How are you feeling ahead of the Wales match?

“I’m looking forward to it, looking forward to playing them in the Millennium stadium, obviously the fans are going to be really up for the game, and the players are as well. It’ll be full of passion, and in that first 15 to 20 minutes of the game it’ll be a good old ding-dong!”

Brooks Peck, Yahoo!’s Dirty Tackle: When on England duty and holed up in the team hotel, which of your teammates is the most fun to have around and why?

“Obviously Wayne has always got some good banter around the changing room, and he’s always buzzing around, he can’t sit still! He’s always looking to get involved in the banter, and he’s one of the funniest.”

Since you’re working on your coaching badges, would you rather manage England or a club side one day?

“I think initially for me I’d love to manage Chelsea, whether that comes two years after I finish playing, straight away or five years away, I’d love to manage Chelsea Football Club. I’ve been there all my career, and I want to stay on here to the end, and I feel that I’ve got some knowledge to pass on, maybe to the youth team at first and then the first team. I’m doing the badges at the moment, and hopefully that’ll be done sooner rather than later, and then I can look towards that.”

Have you ever heard Rio Ferdinand call someone an “egg” or does he just do that on Twitter?

“That is one of his words, yeah! It’s like a donut or something like that. Maybe it’s a southern thing, but he does say that!”

Ben Hooper, The Original Winger: Do you see a difference in the type of player that is breaking into the England team now, compared to when you first were called up?

“The confidence that these players that are coming through seem to carry is really impressive. I’ve seen players come into the side with so much self-belief, whether it’s on the training ground or in a match, and that can only serve them well. When I first came in I was shy, I didn’t really want to speak to anybody, but the lads that come in now are very assured of themselves, which is great.”

Mark Apostolou, CaughtOffside: With Fabio Capello set to leave the England post after the Euro 2012 competition, who would you like to see take his place, and should the new boss be English or does that not matter?

“I don’t think it matters, a lot of people are saying that, everyone’s putting Harry Redknapp’s name in there already, and with what he’s done at Tottenham and at Portsmouth you can understand it. What I will say though is that Fabio has been great, I don’t think he gets enough credit for the work he does on the training ground and in the team meetings as well. He has been very good, and we have been fortunate to work and to learn from him. But who knows? It’s down to the FA at the end of the day, and that’ll be left with them.”

Richard Anderson, The Spoiler: Who are the most promising young England players coming through?

“For me, the players that are coming through are really encouraging. Everyone’s talking about Jack at Arsenal, we’ve got Josh McEachran at our place as well, and he’ll definitely play for England one day. It just looks so easy for him. He’s got great feet, he’s similar to Jack in that he looks slight, but he’s actually really strong, and that’s down to the work he does off the field. We’ve got a young lad Nathaniel Chalobah, who’s just turned 16, he’s been training with us since he was 15. He’s really good, and confident in himself again. It’s difficult for me to see players in other clubs, but those two at Chelsea have definitely impressed me. I have played against Connor Wickham, physically he’s very strong, and he’s quick as well. Definitely one for the future, scored a great goal recently. Very difficult to play against!”

Chris Toy, Studs Up: You’ve captained both England and Chelsea, what are the main differences between the two?

“People ask that quite a lot actually, and the only difference really is that you get to have that day-to-day relationship with the other players, where you get to know what makes people tick. England’s different because you get a shorter space of time to get to know people, but there’s not too much really. Whoever is captain, with England there’s always players in that squad that are bringing experience to the dressing room. One player might have the armband, but there’s always plenty of people talking in there.”

If your career could be remembered for one thing, what would it be?

“That I always give my all. From a personal point of view, whenever I pull a shirt on, I always give everything I’ve got. I might not always play well, but I always gave everything. Obviously, winning a tournament would be the ultimate – you look at the respect that people have for those players from 1966, and you have to hope that one day that could be you.”

Thanks to John for taking the time to answer our questions, and to our blogging friends for sending the questions over! If you want to get a new England shirt as the team play their crucial qualifying matches, don’t forget that you can get free shirt printing at England Store.com.