John Terry was left out of Chelsea's team due to
tactical reasons as Jose Mourinho lauded his skipper.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho described John Terry as his
go-to man despite leaving the captain on the bench in their
derby win over Arsenal.
Terry has been publicly backed by his manager after
suggestions a rift had developed between the two due to the
defender's lack of playing time.
The veteran was left on the bench at Stamford Bridge on
Saturday, with Kurt Zouma preferred, as Chelsea claimed a
much-needed 2-0 win against Arsenal.
Mourinho said he had no reason to explain his decision to Terry,
who he described as the man he always turned to.
"John Terry doesn't need me to speak with him because he
knows what I feel, what I think," he told a news conference.
"He knows the relationship, he knows that he's my man. He
knows that if I need to choose one out of 25 to be my man, he's
the first.
"He knows that I care about him as a person, as a player."
Mourinho said his decision to leave Terry out was tactical, with
Theo Walcott's pace a worry if the 34-year-old started alongside
Gary Cahill.
The Portuguese tactician believes the respect for Terry should
only have grown early in the season.
"He knows that nothing is a risk, he knows that my decision only
had one intention, which was to help my team to win the
match," Mourinho said.
"I thought that Arsenal was coming, playing a defensive game,
with a very fast striker that gets behind people.
"If we don't need to win the game so much, probably we would
keep our block lower and more compact.
"Because we desperately need a victory, we couldn't wait, we
had to bring our defensive line up and to play against Theo
Walcott the best player we have is Zouma.
"And John knows the way I think and if he's always a fantastic
captain, I think today he was even better.
"If every player has lots of respect for him, the way he's reacted
in the last days to this situation, he has even more respect from
the players.
"If you want to paint a dark picture, I ask you please don't do it
because it's not the reality. He's in great condition and in a
great situation with the manager and with the club."
tactical reasons as Jose Mourinho lauded his skipper.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho described John Terry as his
go-to man despite leaving the captain on the bench in their
derby win over Arsenal.
Terry has been publicly backed by his manager after
suggestions a rift had developed between the two due to the
defender's lack of playing time.
The veteran was left on the bench at Stamford Bridge on
Saturday, with Kurt Zouma preferred, as Chelsea claimed a
much-needed 2-0 win against Arsenal.
Mourinho said he had no reason to explain his decision to Terry,
who he described as the man he always turned to.
"John Terry doesn't need me to speak with him because he
knows what I feel, what I think," he told a news conference.
"He knows the relationship, he knows that he's my man. He
knows that if I need to choose one out of 25 to be my man, he's
the first.
"He knows that I care about him as a person, as a player."
Mourinho said his decision to leave Terry out was tactical, with
Theo Walcott's pace a worry if the 34-year-old started alongside
Gary Cahill.
The Portuguese tactician believes the respect for Terry should
only have grown early in the season.
"He knows that nothing is a risk, he knows that my decision only
had one intention, which was to help my team to win the
match," Mourinho said.
"I thought that Arsenal was coming, playing a defensive game,
with a very fast striker that gets behind people.
"If we don't need to win the game so much, probably we would
keep our block lower and more compact.
"Because we desperately need a victory, we couldn't wait, we
had to bring our defensive line up and to play against Theo
Walcott the best player we have is Zouma.
"And John knows the way I think and if he's always a fantastic
captain, I think today he was even better.
"If every player has lots of respect for him, the way he's reacted
in the last days to this situation, he has even more respect from
the players.
"If you want to paint a dark picture, I ask you please don't do it
because it's not the reality. He's in great condition and in a
great situation with the manager and with the club."
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