John Terry

[Gilvorak 3,734]

I think we can carry John Terry if he was surrounded by 3 quality defenders. With Ivanovic, Matic & Cahill on the field he's just as big a liability.

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

7 minutes ago, Gilvorak said:

I think we can carry John Terry if he was surrounded by 3 quality defenders. With Ivanovic, Matic & Cahill on the field he's just as big a liability.

At this point I'm not even sure I would take JT over Cahill which is sad enough. Cahill can at least run.

[Hostedenis 556]

13 minutes ago, Hybrid Angel said:

At this point I'm not even sure I would take JT over Cahill which is sad enough. Cahill can at least run backwards.

 

fixed that for you

[Styles 9,790]

Giving him a new contact set us back another year.

[Unionjack 7,531]

I'm sorry. I love the guy and he symbolizes alot of the best things that I want in a Chelsea player and nobody in the world could ever doubt his love and comitment to Chelsea.

But we gotta keep sentimentr out of team selection IF we are ever going to get out of this shite our defence is in.

It's time we gave him a hug and either stick him in management or let him join Lamps and Drogs.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Looks like I'm not the only one worried about Conte claiming he could play into his 40s like Maldini then.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

33 minutes ago, Gilvorak said:

Looks like I'm not the only one worried about Conte claiming he could play into his 40s like Maldini then.

I like to think he's saying that to appease the fans who crave John Terry at Chelsea. It's an absurd statement and if Terry is here in a playing capacity into his 40's then I give up . However I do think he'll be here in a coaching capacity at least. It was JT himself who said his contract states a "different role" when he was offered. Conte attempted to backtrack on this, but it was clear as day at the time what it meant. 

[Jase 43,479]

15 hours ago, Styles said:

Giving him a new contact set us back another year.

If only we are as ruthless with players as we are with managers.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

The last few posts in this thread makes me cringe.

A slow RB, and 2 slow CBs is always going to be a mess. But if you have to pick one of the 3 Terry starts every time. When Happy is back (or indeed if we bring in Koulibaly) along with a little pace we'll look much better.

 

I really hope Conte lets Aina grow into RB; I can't watch Ivanovic any longer.

 

[Pizy 18,368]

He looks like exactly what he is: an old man in football terms.

Like Lampard at the end, like Gerrard at the end, like Rio Ferdinand at the end. JT was already pretty slow at his best but now looks completely shot. He can't turn and recover which leads to what we saw against Bremen yesterday. He gets exposed.

Against the other top managers like Pep & Mou who are masters at exploiting specific weaknesses in opponents I'd be terrified if JT, Cahill, and Ivanovic start. They'd both target the center of our defense and with players like Zlatan, Agüero, Mkhitaryan, De Bruyne, etc, they'll embarrass us. Remember those humiliating thumpings we got last season by City? It would be a repeat of those.

He should be a squad player who plays early end FA Cup games, League Cup games, and a PL match here and there. 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

What makes the last couple of pages funny is that he is still our best available CB and the second best defender in the entire team

Yes he is not good enough to be starting for us anymore and OF COURSE we need several signings in defense, but how in the world is HE alone the one setting us back when he is still better than every fit defender at the club bar Azpilicueta?! 

The board and management have shockingly failed to sign badly needed top defenders since Luiz left. That can't be pinned on JT. 

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

9 hours ago, Jason said:

If only we are as ruthless with players as we are with managers.

Tell it to Lamps... 

[Unionjack 7,531]

6 hours ago, CHOULO19 said:

What makes the last couple of pages funny is that he is still our best available CB and the second best defender in the entire team

Yes he is not good enough to be starting for us anymore and OF COURSE we need several signings in defense, but how in the world is HE alone the one setting us back when he is still better than every fit defender at the club bar Azpilicueta?! 

The board and management have shockingly failed to sign badly needed top defenders since Luiz left. That can't be pinned on JT. 

Not blaming him bud he's just doing his job at a place he loves and still wants to win.

I'm sure he realizes hes too slow and it must hurt him. But we really cant be sentimentle.

He deserves a big hug, a proper testiminial, chuck up a statue next to the Cat. lert his contract run out and promote him to player moral manage.r.

Or will he want to goto US or China?

I wouldnt mind if he went to North London to join Petr.

 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

4 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

Not blaming him bud he's just doing his job at a place he loves and still wants to win.

I'm sure he realizes hes too slow and it must hurt him. But we really cant be sentimentle.

He deserves a big hug, a proper testiminial, chuck up a statue next to the Cat. lert his contract run out and promote him to player moral manage.r.

Or will he want to goto US or China?

I wouldnt mind if he went to North London to join Petr.

I don't disagree with that (apart from seeing him in an Arsenal shirt!), but what I'm saying is that the board messed up so badly over the past few transfer windows that he's still a key player when he's reached an age and level where he should be a squad player at best. 

[Unionjack 7,531]

Just now, CHOULO19 said:

I don't disagree with that (apart from seeing him in an Arsenal shirt!), but what I'm saying is that the board messed up so badly over the past few transfer windows that he's still a key player when he's reached an age and level where he should be a squad player at best. 

Totally agree.

He would never put one on his back. It would burn his skin.

[BlueStorm1003 539]

29 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

Not blaming him bud he's just doing his job at a place he loves and still wants to win.

I'm sure he realizes hes too slow and it must hurt him. But we really cant be sentimentle.

He deserves a big hug, a proper testiminial, chuck up a statue next to the Cat. lert his contract run out and promote him to player moral manage.r.

Or will he want to goto US or China?

I wouldnt mind if he went to North London to join Petr.

 

I really hope he does that transition into management or something similar. I personally want him to finish his career here or go the the US and then come back to us. If we get some proper CBs, which doesn't seem very likely, he should be aware that his position should be on the bench. 

 

And on the Arsenal thing: Just no.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He should've went out on a high in 2015.

[Leif 6,006]

yes fuck yes he is the greatest