Bertrand lives up to billing as next Ashley Cole... with angry Twitter rant

A Chelsea left-back let rip with an extraordinary Twitter rant over his involvement with England - but it wasn't Ashley Cole.

Ryan Bertrand took to the social networking site in anger after pulling out of the squad for Friday night's match with San Marino.

Initial reports suggested a sore throat was to blame for Bertrand's withdrawal but the youngster insists he would bravely battle on with such an ailment and that his problem is more serious.

Not happy: Ryan Bertrand took to Twitter to clarify his situation

Bertrand tweeted: 'Just to clarify.... Its not a "sore throat" Im ill. swollen glands in my neck... And constant headache for 3 days now and freezin cold.

'Do you think a "sorethroat" could stop me being apart of a match for my club or country? #yourf******nuts this is what every boy dreams of.'

Bertrand soon deleted the hashtag and offered an apology.

He said: 'sorry if i offended anyone by swearing as i don't encourage that type of language. was just disappointed at the thought of people thinking i only have a sore throat.. which is not the case.'

England manager Roy Hodgson admitted it has provide the Chelsea youngster a lesson about how careful players must be when using social networking sites.



Lesson: England boss Roy Hodgson reminded Bertrand that players need to be careful when using social networking sites

'When Ryan Bertrand fell ill we were hoping it would just be one of those 24-hour things but it's turned out to be a bit more of a serious illness than that.



'It is purely illness and again, we hope to recover him on Sunday.

'I think his sentiments were laudable, telling how much he wants to play for England and being a bit irritated that someone should suggest he doesn't play when he gets a sore throat, but his choice of words was wrong.



'I'm pleased to see he's apologised for it and it just reminds us how careful players of this profile have to be.



'I believe there's not really a question from the FA's point of view that he'll be charged but it's a lesson that needs to be learned and that we can all learn from.'



Bertrand's club-mate Ashley Cole was forced to say sorry for an x-rated tweet after a report from the FA criticised his evidence in the John Terry racism hearing.

Outburst: Ashley Cole (right) had to apologise for his tweets about the FA

After the emergence of the report, Cole tweeted: 'Hahahahaa, well done #fa I lied did I, #BUNCHOFT****'

Cole later removed the tweet and apologised, saying: 'I had just finished training and saw the captions on the TV screens in the treatment rooms about what was said in the FA Commission ruling about me.

'I was really upset and tweeted my feelings in the heat of the moment. I apologise unreservedly for my comment about the FA.'