TERRY
Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have questioned the timing
of the announcement that John Terry will leave Chelsea at the end of the
season.
The Blues announced on Monday
that Terry, who has played 713 times for the Blues since his debut in 1998,
will leave Stamford Bridge after spending 22 years at the club, just 24 hours
after Antonio Conte's side suffered a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Super Sunday.
The defeat reignited the Premier League title race with
Chelsea's lead over Tottenham cut to four points and Neville and Carragher, who
highlighted some poor defending from the Blues and in particular David Luiz on Monday Night
Football, have questioned the timing of the announcement, saying Terry could
still be needed for the run-in.
"The news of Terry leaving is incredibly strange
timing, I don't get it at all," Neville told MNF.
"I'm not really
sure who it suits, maybe John Terry a little bit, but I'm not even sure about
that.
"It may be a distraction
for the dressing room, the club and the fans will be sad today especially after
the big game they lost yesterday. Maybe he's signed a pre-agreement with
somebody and they couldn't keep it quiet any longer.
"If they needed someone
with experience in this last month to get them over the line, he might be the
man they need to call on.
"He's got the
experience, the resilience, the robustness and that toughness which would get
his team-mates over line. He may be Chelsea's most important player in the next
few weeks."
John Terry's the best centre-back in the Premier League era.
An absolute legend and he'll certainly go down as Chelsea's greatest player.
Jamie Carragher
Terry is yet to announce his
next move but Carragher, who also questioned the timing of the announcement,
thinks the former England international still has plenty to offer in the
Premier League.
"The timing seems a bit
strange on the back of yesterday's game and result," Carragher said.
"But for me, he's the
best centre-back in the Premier League era. An absolute legend and he'll
certainly go down as Chelsea's greatest player. He's one of the greats of the
Premier League era and number one for me.
"I think he's got a lot
to offer as a player in the Premier League," the former Liverpool defender
added. "You associate him as a one club man and I think it's always sad
when a player of that stature for a club puts a shirt on for someone else.
"The fact he's come out
early with this announcement I see him playing for someone else next season.
Hopefully for us it's in the Premier League."
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