Arsenal legend Kenny Samson hopes England fans do not boo Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole on Tuesday.
Sansom believes it is time to give Cole a break.
"It would be crazy if the England fans boo Ashley on Tuesday," Sansom told the Mail on Sunday. "They should cheer him and it would be really nice if they did that. I'd certainly like them to.
"Ashley can go on to win more than 100 caps and he might even beat Peter Shilton's 125. He is only 29 and England play so many games these days.
"On Tuesday he will equal my 86 caps and good luck to him. Someone was going to do it and I am really pleased it's him because we followed similar paths, Crystal Palace then Arsenal.
"Why should I be sad about it? I have held the record for 22 years and I will still be in the top 10 most capped players. When you consider there are getting on for 2,000 players who have represented England, that's not bad. Ashley should equal my 86 on Tuesday and beat it against France in the friendly in November.
"If I'd been more professional at times and hadn't liked a drink, I would probably have gone on to play for England a hundred times too, just as I expect him to. But the drinking culture was already there at Arsenal when I joined."
