John Terry Paves Way For The Blues

John Terry Paves Way For The Blues

Posted by David Aniemeka on Monday, 2 December 2013 0

No Chelsea supporter could have been surprised to
see John Terry mark a milestone game with an
important goal, putting his team in front as the game
was turned around soon after the interval.
The match was Terry's 593rd in all competitions,
moving him ahead of John Hollins in the Chelsea
appearances rankings, with only Ron Harris, Peter
Bonetti and Frank Lampard ahead, and it was also
his 400th in the Premier League with his first having
come against the same opposition on Boxing Day in
1998.
'That was a long time ago but I am proud to play so
many games at the top level,' our captain said after
the 3-1 win.
'We have been a club improving year after year,
signing big players so I have had to maintain my
level to keep my place in the side, and hopefully
there will be more to come. I am thankful to the fans
for sticking by me and the club as well.'
His goal was his 57th for Chelsea and his second of
the season. Gary Cahill had made the score 1-1 with
his first of the campaign; Demba Ba completing the
scoring late on having been introduced at half time
with the Saints leading through a goal after only 13
seconds.
'Gary and I spoke before the game saying that we
can chip in a bit more because we hadn't scored in a
while and we were due one,' revealed Terry.
'He set us on our way with a great header and you
need the centre-halves to come up and play a part,
and we spend a lot of time on that in training. We are
a threat from set-pieces and we are forming a good
relationship at the back, and the goals and keeping it
tight at the back are important.
'It is great for Demba coming on and getting his goal
but that is our job as well. When we go up for set-
pieces we try to make a difference.'
With the team having lost midweek to Basel and
then getting off to such a bad start against
Southampton, Terry praised the character shown by
his colleagues to play the way they did in the second
half.
'We were more on the front foot which is the way we
wanted to start the game. Southampton are a very
good side and deserve to be where they are in the
league. I have watched a lot of their games and we
felt the full force of that in the first half especially.
They press very high and have a lot of energy and
with the goal coming so early it gave them a lot of
confidence.
'We had to regroup at half-time and come out and
start the way we did which was to dominate and
press the ball a lot higher. We managed to win the
ball back in their half and cause them a lot of
problems.'

Sent From David Aniemeka