John Terry showed worrying signs of defensive frailty in
Sunday’s 2-1 loss against Liverpool
ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS has been told the only way to stamp
his authority on Chelsea is to get rid of England skipper John
Terry.
That is the typically blunt advice of former Blues and Wimbledon
hardman Vinnie Jones, who warns that Chelsea’s young
manager - facing the most testing month of his short reign - will
not be in complete control at Stamford Bridge as long as the
influential Terry is around.
Terry showed worrying signs of defensive frailty in Sunday’s 2-1
loss against Liverpool and Villas-Boas faces some tough decisions.
Shipping out club stalwart Terry would be the hardest of all, but
Jones, above, said: “I wouldn’t be surprised if JT moves on.
“Sometimes, you’ve got to clear the decks. You think, ‘How can
you leave someone like JT out?’ But sometimes your big,
high-profile players go and other players come in and, all of a
sudden, the coach is in charge again.”
Jones, who compared the situation at Chelsea to the one Sir Alex
Ferguson discovered at Manchester United 25 years ago, also
believes the Terry racism inquiry is unsettling the club.
Terry is the subject of a police investigation into claims he
racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, something he
strenuously denies.
“That’s all got to be sorted out,” said Jones.
Chelsea have lost three of their last four Premier League games
to lie 12 points adrift of Manchester City, putting pressure on
Villas-Boas. Jones urged trigger-happy Blues owner Roman Abramovich
to stand by the manager but admitted the fans could turn on the
Portuguese if his revolution continues to falter.
“They made a bold statement putting such a young fellow in
charge of such a high-profile club and Abramovich has got to stick
with it, especially until next season,” he said.
“I think he’s definitely going to give him some time, I really
do.
“If you look at the guy’s record, he’s going to make decisions
the fans are not going to be happy with. If a coach comes into a
new club and makes decisions fans are not happy with, but gets the
results, they go with the coach. It’s as simple as that.
“If results don’t go the right way they start shouting for his
blood.”
Meanwhile, MLS champions LA Galaxy are to offer Didier Drogba,
33, a way out of Chelsea with a massive £7million a year
contract.
Vinnie Jones is an ambassador for npower’s ‘Tackling it
Together’ campaign. The initiative aims to tackle anti-social
behaviour in the nation’s youth through football.
someone needs to remind him, what happens to Scolari..
