John Terry admits 'no-one is safe' as competition for
Chelsea first-team places increases.
The Blues captain has been a regular in the side since Jose
Mourinho took charge at Stamford Bridge three seasons ago.
However, the arrival of Tal Ben Haim from Bolton, the recall of
Glen Johnson from a season-long loan at Portsmouth, and the
expected deal for PSV Eindhoven's Alex, will see competition for
defensive starting places increase.
"It's very exciting when you know you've got players behind you
always pushing," Terry said.
"Every game is vitally important to keeping your place, you can't
let a performance go astray.
"If you do the manager or the other players behind you are going to
be knocking at your door.
"No-one is safe, no-one at all, the manager made that quite clear
to me when he gave me the armband.
"I certainly know that with Chelsea and England and I definitely
won't be taking that for granted this season."
Terry played for 45 minutes alongside Johnson in the Tuesday's 1-0
friendly win over Suwon Bluewings in California, but it has since
been reported the centre-back sustained a broken toe on his right
foot during the match.
However, it is hoped that the break is not too serious and that the
26-year-old could still appear in Saturday's friendly against David
Beckham's new side Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham is currently in a race against time to be fit in time for
the meeting himself as he bids to recover from an ankle
injury.
Terry, though, is optimistic both he and Beckham will be ready to
face each other.