With the exception of Robbie Keane , the team was identical to the one that qualified for a previous UEFA Champions League .
Although the extent of Leeds ' disastrous financial problems were only beginning to become clear with club captain Rio Ferdinand sold to only a fortnight into Venables appointment , he still inherited a stronger squad than the one that had qualified for the UEFA Champions League two years earlier ( effectively , since Ferdinand was bought after qualification , Venables ' squad was identical with the exception of an additional striker in Robbie Keane ) .
Terry Venables