Chelsea captain John Terry is determined to put his Moscow nightmares to bed by steering his side to Champions League glory next May…
Terry was perhaps the most disconsolate man in Europe when his penalty kick flew past Edwin van der Sar’s right-hand post after he slipped on the newly laid turf of the Luzhniki Stadium.
The Blues would have won their first European Cup if their skipper had found the net. Instead, Manchester United claimed their third such title, and the men from Stamford Bridge were left trophyless and rueing what could have been.
Two months on, the scars are still smarting, but Terry refuses to let his disappointment get the better of him.
“Every morning I wake up, that’s the first thing I think about,” Terry told The Sun. “I am still so desperately disappointed about it.
“But I am a big man with a big character and it is now down to me to deal with that.”
Changes
Defeat in the Russian capital signalled the end of Avram Grant’s reign as Chelsea manager, as owner Roman Abramovich sought to revitalise the club he took control of in 2003.
The billionaire oil-magnate had grown weary of the turgid yet effective football that had been the trademark of Jose Mourinho’s time at the helm, and to which Grant, despite a promising start, made precious few changes.
And so in came Luiz Felipe Scolari, the former Portugal coach who is charged with the responsibility of leading the Blues to titles while playing the most attractive football in Europe.
Scolari has already declared his intention to win as many trophies as possible during the coming campaign, and Terry is hoping a successful season under the Brazilian’s guidance will drive away those memories of Moscow for good.
Determined
“I’m certainly looking forward to the new season so I can wipe away that bitter disappointment for the club, and especially for me,” Terry continued.
“I am absolutely determined to win the Premier League, have another go at the Champions League — in fact I want to win as many trophies as possible.
“That’s the aim of our new manager too and he’s already impressed that on to everybody’s minds.”
Terry was perhaps the most disconsolate man in Europe when his penalty kick flew past Edwin van der Sar’s right-hand post after he slipped on the newly laid turf of the Luzhniki Stadium.
The Blues would have won their first European Cup if their skipper had found the net. Instead, Manchester United claimed their third such title, and the men from Stamford Bridge were left trophyless and rueing what could have been.
Two months on, the scars are still smarting, but Terry refuses to let his disappointment get the better of him.
“Every morning I wake up, that’s the first thing I think about,” Terry told The Sun. “I am still so desperately disappointed about it.
“But I am a big man with a big character and it is now down to me to deal with that.”
Changes
Defeat in the Russian capital signalled the end of Avram Grant’s reign as Chelsea manager, as owner Roman Abramovich sought to revitalise the club he took control of in 2003.
The billionaire oil-magnate had grown weary of the turgid yet effective football that had been the trademark of Jose Mourinho’s time at the helm, and to which Grant, despite a promising start, made precious few changes.
And so in came Luiz Felipe Scolari, the former Portugal coach who is charged with the responsibility of leading the Blues to titles while playing the most attractive football in Europe.
Scolari has already declared his intention to win as many trophies as possible during the coming campaign, and Terry is hoping a successful season under the Brazilian’s guidance will drive away those memories of Moscow for good.
Determined
“I’m certainly looking forward to the new season so I can wipe away that bitter disappointment for the club, and especially for me,” Terry continued.
“I am absolutely determined to win the Premier League, have another go at the Champions League — in fact I want to win as many trophies as possible.
“That’s the aim of our new manager too and he’s already impressed that on to everybody’s minds.”
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