Chelsea captain John Terry sat down for an interview with Sky Sports’ Soccer AM, and the legendary defender said that the 2014-15 season has been one of his best ever, despite turning 34 just before the turn of the year.
Even at his advanced age, Terry has been the Premier League’s best centre back by a wide margin, and arguably has been the top overall defender in the league as well. The captain has appeared in 48 matches for Chelsea this season, including all 37 of the Blues’ league competitions to date. Along the way, Terry has notched eight goals – five in the Premiership – and reached the top of the all-time Premier League scoring list for defenders with 39 career goals.
“I think it probably is [one of my best seasons],” Terry said. “It’s nice as well because as you get older, I think you get written off and people say that once you get to a certain age that you are past it. I’m proud of how the season has gone for me personally.”
Terry’s ability to read the game and always keep himself in great positions to defend has helped him overcome his age and lack of pace to remain elite in his craft. His play has been so solid this season that Jamie Carragher lauded him as the Premier League’s greatest ever defender following Chelsea’s defensive masterclass at Arsenal in April.
Terry, who has been with the Blues’ first-team since 1998, went on to say that the five seasons between Chelsea’s last Premier League crown have felt like an eternity, but the return of the trophy to Stamford Bridge will make for a special day in West London on Sunday.
“I think with the new signings over the summer we kind of hit the ground running and took it past all.
“It has been a long five years and to watch other teams lift the trophy, it really hurts,” Terry added. “To get it back here, it’s going to be a special day at the Bridge.”
The captain, leader and legend also spoke about his future in coaching, where he has been working to get his badges as his playing career winds down.
“My dream was to manage Chelsea, it was, it really was,” Terry says, “but the more I’ve been doing it, I don’t know.”
Terry cited the intense pressure of managing a club like CFC as a reason why he isn’t sure about his desire to lead the club in the future. He has experienced that pressure as the team’s captain for many years and remains uncertain as to whether or not he wants to put himself back into it as a manager.
“Maybe a role within the club would be more up my street,” said Terry. “The pressures of playing all my career, to kind of throw myself back in that for the rest of my life.
“And also you can’t start at Chelsea, you can’t start at the very top. You have to go out and learn your trade.”
The interview will run at 1:30 p.m. BST on Sunday afternoon, and video can also be seen here.
