Chelsea captain John Terry has been doing great organizing his defence whenever he plays, his leadership in Chelsea's defence has been a great source of victory but it looks like the former England defender will be left out for today's Champions League game against Nordsjaelland in Denmark.
Terry captained the Premier League leaders to victory at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal after being found guilty of using racist comments towards Anton Ferdinand by an independent Football Association panel. Terry spent much of last week at Wembley fighting to clear his name once and for all, having been acquitted of a racially aggravated public order offence by Westminster Magistrates Court.
The defender was mentally and physically fit enough to lead Chelsea at Emirates but manager Roberto Di Matteo may now decide to give the 31 year-old a short break and time to arrange for his appeal. Di Matteo said when asked about his selection policy with the skipper. "I have to check on the availability of my whole squad and the fitness of everybody before I make those decisions."
The European champions will be expected to beat first-time Danish champions Nordsjaelland with or without Terry, whose decision to quit England has made the Champions League more important for him. He may have helped the Blues end their agonizing wait for European Cup glory last season but his suspension for the final will surely make him even more determined to get there again.
According to Di Matteo, who said: "He didn't play in the final but he was very much a part of it, like the other three boys that were unfortunately suspended for the final.
Di Matteo hails his 'excellent' Blues as they down Arsenal "We got to the final and had the chance to win because of all these guys. "Everybody would like to play the final, for sure, but they had a big part to play in the whole campaign." That campaign was a roller coaster almost from start to finish, with Chelsea scraping top spot in their group after failing to win any of their away matches. Di Matteo admitted "nobody wants" a repeat of the way the Blues left it to the last group game to qualify for the last 16 after throwing away leads in matches at Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen and Genk.
He added: "We conceded at Leverkusen late on and at Valencia as well so we need to stay focused and try and maybe close the game out a little earlier when we get the chance." The signs were not good in their Group E opener against Juventus, where Chelsea blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2. No thanks to Mikel's mistakes that cost us the equalizer.
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