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Chelsea captain Terry out for two to three weeks

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Chelsea captain John Terry is set for up to three weeks on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury.

The centre-back only recently returned to action after shaking off an ankle problem he sustained against Swansea City in September.

Terry has been limited to six minutes of Premier League action since, though he did play the entire game in Chelsea’s EFL Cup defeat to West Ham last month.

The 35-year-old featured for Chelsea’s Under-23 side on Monday, but will now not be available for at least the next fortnight.

Speaking ahead of Saturday’s meeting with London rivals Tottenham, manager Antonio Conte said: “For tomorrow Terry and [John Obi] Mikel aren’t available.

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“John has a muscular problem and Obi will train with us again next week.

“It’s a pity [for Terry] because he recovered well from his last injury and now he has to start again.”

Winger Willian has not featured for Chelsea since the win at Southampton last month.

The Brazil international has been linked with a reunion with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

But Conte said: “Willian has come back, now it’s important to find good form because in this period he was unlucky.

“It’s important now to be focused on the work, Willian is an important player for us and I count on him a lot.”

John Terry Hits Out At Robbie Savage Criticism

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The ex-England captain has previously been criticised by the former Blackburn Rovers midfielder and has now hit back with a devastating retort in a press conference

 

John Terry is happy to receive criticism over his Chelsea performances, as long as it doesn’t come from Robbie Savage!

Jose Mourinho’s side have failed to win any of their previous four games in all competitions and sit 15th in the Premier League table following six defeats in 11 fixtures so far.

The Chelsea captain has been criticised for his displays, with television pundit Savage tweeting “it could be the beginning of the end for Terry” following his half-time substitution in the defeat to Manchester City earlier this season.

The 34-year-old admits he is happy to be questioned by decorated former players such as Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville, but has blasted Savage, suggesting he was not successful enough to castigate him.

“It’s a case of, for me, we are where we are as a group. I’ve come under criticism, individually, from certain players who I’ve looked up to,” Terry said.

“I take it on the chin from Rio, Carra [Carragher], Neville. [From] the best in the game, I take it in. When certain other people speak, maybe I don’t listen.

“When players who haven’t had a career come for people who’ve achieved what I achieved – Robbie Savage being one. He’s dug me out a couple of times.

“You take it as a footballer, as an individual. I’ll take it from people like Rio, Carragher and Neville. From others? No.”

Ouch. Watch the video of the exchange below!

https://youtu.be/OCUwRw0JvlA

Chelsea Were Denied A Penalty – Terry

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The Blues skipper believes that the club should have been awarded a spot kick for a challenge on Cesc Fabregas in the first-half of the stalemate

John Terry feels Chelsea should have been awarded a penalty in the 0-0 Champions League draw withDynamo Kyiv on Tuesday.

Cesc Fabregas was seemingly brought down by Dynamo defender Sergiy Rybalka inside the area during the opening 45 minutes at the Olympic Stadium, but referee Damir Skomina opted not to blow his whistle.

“We kept a clean sheet which is a positive and it is not a bad result, but I think we deserved to win,” Terry told the Chelsea website.

“The first half was a lot better than the second. We created a few chances, Willian’s free-kick hit the bar, and there was the penalty that for me maybe was one, that wasn’t given. 

“We were unlucky not to score and we are disappointed not to win, even if they had a couple of half-chances as well. We came here to win the game and there were some good performances.”

The draw in Kiev, together with Porto’s 2-0 win at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv, leaves Chelsea third in Group G with four points from three matches played. Terry though is confident they can progress to the knockout stages if they win their home games.

“We move on and it is important now we go back to the Bridge and we have to win our home games. Big Champions League nights in front of our home support, under the floodlights, is where we want to be so it is in our hands and we feel comfortable with that.

“We are a great side and we will get there with the hunger and the ambition that is in the squad. You don’t win trophies year after year without that hunger in the belly. We are collectively together, the players, the manager and the fans and we will be alright.”

Chelsea’s next match in the Champions League is the return fixture at home to Dynamo on November 4.