England manager Roy Hodgson has spoken to John Terry as his search for a left-sided centre-back continues ahead of Euro 2016.
Hodgson s team conceded four goals in two friendlies in the past week, claiming a 3-2 win away to Germany before losing 2-1 to Netherlands.
Gary Cahill and Chris Smalling started in the heart of the defence in Berlin before the latter was partnered by John Stones at Wembley.
But centre-back remains an area of concern for Hodgson ahead of Euro 2016, where England will face Russia, Wales and Slovakia in Group B.
There are, in my opinion, no left-sided centre-backs who are English playing in the league who are at least at the level of the ones we are choosing and that s a fact of life and there s not much we can do about it, he said.
The point that we haven t got the left-sided one is quite right, but there is nothing I can do about that unless suddenly in the next five weeks some brilliant English left-sided centre-back appears on the scene and I don t anticipate that.
Terry retired from international football in late 2012 and the Chelsea defender has struggled with injuries this season.
Hodgson revealed he had spoken to the 35-year-old, but rarely considered asking Terry to come out of retirement.
I had a long chat with John the other day, he s a very nice guy, he said.
But because he retired so long ago he retired four years ago he doesn t feature in my thinking too often.
But I can t deny that is a valid point. He is a left-sided centre-half, although not a left-sided player. He s right-footed.
