“I get frustrated" - John Terry insists Chelsea are still 'a few years away' from challenging for the Premier League
Chelsea legend John Terry has claimed the Blues are still a few years away from competing for the biggest trophies in the sport. The former England international is a bonafide Blues legend, who captained the club to five Premier League titles and made 717 appearances for the west London club.
Terry came through the Blues' youth ranks as a player, and now works in the academy set-up. In a recent discussion with The Mirror, he shared his frustration about the team falling behind England's top clubs, saying:
“I get frustrated because I want Chelsea to be winning the biggest trophies. Are we close? I think we are still a few years away from competing for the Premier League again. We need to catch Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool to even have a chance of doing that. I think we need experience. I think it’s through winning. If we’re competing for a top striker, a top keeper, I know where I’d be going.”
Terry added:
“Fans need to understand that to sign top players and improve your group then you have to attract the best players then you have to win and compete for the biggest trophies.”
“That’s the Champions League, the Premier League and we’re not doing that at the minute. We probably have to say: ‘we’ll take the second best striker, the third best striker, whatever that looks like.’ That’s where we are. That’s probably why we’ve gone down the younger route at the minute and we haven’t got players of the calibre of Didier, Hazard and these guys wanting to come to Chelsea because we are the best and we are guaranteed to win a trophy.”
The Blues have secured a return to the UEFA Champions League next season after two seasons out of Europe's elite competition. Terry will hope his former side can build on that achievement and return to their best in the seasons to come.
New Chelsea signing reveals why he joined west Londoners
New Chelsea signing Liam Delap has stated that he joined the Blues out of a desire to keep adding trophies to the club’s impressive collection. The English striker joined the club for a reported €35.5 million from relegated Ipswich Town after an impressive campaign with the Tractor boys.
Speaking about his motivations during his first interview after joining the club, the 22-year-old said (via FotMob):
“Growing up watching this club, I understand the stature of it and how incredible it has been over the years, I wanted to come here to win trophies. When I spoke to the club, everyone wanted to get back to the very top, and they have the quality and the players to do that. The hunger and desire to keep adding trophies, to take the club back to where it belongs, that is the main objective.”
The striker will take up the number nine jersey at Chelsea and has signed a contract until the summer of 2031.
