Chelsea captain John Terry has criticised the players at Stamford Bridge for their part in Andre Villas-Boas losing his job as manager last weekend.
Terry has made a quick recovery from knee surgery and should be available for the Premier League clash at home to Stoke on Saturday having been sidelined for the last seven matches of Villas-Boas' tenure.
The ex-Chelsea manager was accused of failing to win the respect of the dressing room, with England defender Terry admitting players let down the Portuguese coach.
Chelsea, now under caretaker boss and former player Roberto di Matteo, won their first match since Villas-Boas's exit by beating Birmingham in the FA Cup in midweek and are currently three points adrift of a Champions League place.
"We came to Birmingham and dug deep for him (Villas-Boas), and for Robbie (di Matteo) taking charge and for Eddie (Newton) coming in as well," Terry said. Terry returned a month early from knee surgery after initially being ruled out for six weeks and was on the bench at Birmingham.
"I'm delighted because initially they were saying four to six weeks but naturally they're a little bit cautious," Terry said. I've been working hard in the gym doing triple sessions and going back to Cobham (Chelsea's training ground) in the evenings on my own which has been tough," he added
"But the target was always to be back for the Stoke game so this is a massive boost for me that I can get some more days of training under my belt. Stoke manager Tony Pulis has lost the last four games at Chelsea but Potters defender Robert Huth, who spent four years with the Blues, claims they can kill the 'curse' on Saturday.
"We've not got a brilliant record there. They've got 11 games to go so hopefully they can get a run together and get into the Champions League."
Terry has made a quick recovery from knee surgery and should be available for the Premier League clash at home to Stoke on Saturday having been sidelined for the last seven matches of Villas-Boas' tenure.
The ex-Chelsea manager was accused of failing to win the respect of the dressing room, with England defender Terry admitting players let down the Portuguese coach.
Chelsea, now under caretaker boss and former player Roberto di Matteo, won their first match since Villas-Boas's exit by beating Birmingham in the FA Cup in midweek and are currently three points adrift of a Champions League place.
"We came to Birmingham and dug deep for him (Villas-Boas), and for Robbie (di Matteo) taking charge and for Eddie (Newton) coming in as well," Terry said. Terry returned a month early from knee surgery after initially being ruled out for six weeks and was on the bench at Birmingham.
"I'm delighted because initially they were saying four to six weeks but naturally they're a little bit cautious," Terry said. I've been working hard in the gym doing triple sessions and going back to Cobham (Chelsea's training ground) in the evenings on my own which has been tough," he added
"But the target was always to be back for the Stoke game so this is a massive boost for me that I can get some more days of training under my belt. Stoke manager Tony Pulis has lost the last four games at Chelsea but Potters defender Robert Huth, who spent four years with the Blues, claims they can kill the 'curse' on Saturday.
"We've not got a brilliant record there. They've got 11 games to go so hopefully they can get a run together and get into the Champions League."
(indiatimes)
