“It might be a solution”, says Leboeuf, “but I don’t know if John would agree to be on the bench and not play before he decides to retire”.
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“And even if he is a powerful voice in the dressing room, surely it is better to keep him at Stamford Bridge for another year than risk him becoming somebody else’s asset?”
Terry added: “It’s a hard one”.
“They’re a good side so it’s not a bad result, but ideally we need to start winning”.
Chelsea supporters made their feelings clear to the onlooking owner Roman Abramovich at Stamford Bridge, singing “sign him up” repeatedly, while the usual fan banners at either end of the ground were peeled back so one remained. If it’s exclusively down to football John Terry has to be here.
Savage said Chelsea, much like other Premier League clubs, are guilty of allowing their legendary players to leave too early.
He also says he was “sad” when he heard about the sacking of Jose Mourinho in December, although “I understand the decision of the club”.
John Terry has called for Chelsea to finish the season strongly and has repeated his wish to stay at the club following Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
Chelsea’s appeals for handball and a penalty were turned down by referee Michael Oliver, but replays show that Blind did indeed use his arm to block the ball, which appeared to be goal-bound.
“It was going in, I think”.
The defender has failed this season as his body slowly gave way to the rigours of time, but he has already achieved more than most in a Chelsea shirt.
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“Arsenal took Petr Cech, which many people thought inconceivable at this time previous year, so why not John as well?”
