Well, you've been watching different tournaments to me then...2010, perhaps at the height of Terry's powers, the defence was as shambolic as it has ever been. Even Euro 96 would have likely been won had we been able to keep a clean sheet.
Do you not think, with match fixing a spectre in the background, meaningless fixture or not, that 2 teams colluding to ensure the ball is out on 26mins is incredibly stupid? I'm not disputing he shouldn't be honoured - but in the middle of a match!? Not for me. Before or after, fine. Not during.
In the 26th min of a game, asking the opposition to kick the ball out!? Absolutely ridiculous. What ever happened to before or after the match like every other long servant has done? Sums him up completely as the OP points out.
I hope we never do anything quite so mawkish in the middle of an...