John Terry is one of the greatest players to ever play for Chelsea. He won five Premier League titles with the Blues, as well as the Champions League, and claimed many other personal and team honours.
Fans of the West London outfit hold him in the highest regard. There is one notable blip on his Stamford Bridge career, however. Much like Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard, Terry has an infamous slip to contend with every time he reflects on his career.
The English defender stepped up to the spot to take Chelsea's fifth penalty in their 2008 Champions League final shootout against Manchester United. With the chance to seal the trophy, he slipped and saw his effort hit the post.
The shootout consequently went to sudden death. After Nicolas Anelka's effort was saved by Edwin van der Sar, the Red Devils claimed the tournament at Terry and Chelsea's expense.
Claude Makelele Claimed John Terry Changed Chelsea's Penalty Order
"It was supposed to be Salomon Kalou"
In a stunning revelation, Claude Makelele has now revealed that he lacks any sympathy with the Chelsea captain. He claimed that Terry wanted to 'be the hero' and change the order of the penalty shooters so he could score the winning goal.
Michael Ballack, Juliano Belletti, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole had all netted before Terry stepped up. Both Salomon Kalou and Anelka would have been the more obvious options, but it appears as though Terry pulled rank to take the fifth penalty. Speaking talkSPORT's The LineUp show, Makelele explained how things played out:
"The dressing room after the game was like fire. There was no happiness whatsoever – it was a sad place to be.
"We made a big mistake ahead of the penalties. We had an order which was agreed with the players and the manager, but it changed at the last minute.
"It was supposed to be Salomon Kalou taking the last penalty but John [Terry] took the opportunity off him.
"I think we lost this competition because football is very harsh sometimes and, if you don't do things the right way, you get punished.
"I was very angry when he missed the penalty because it was a chance that I knew a lot of the young players wouldn't get.
"I'd won the Champions League before but, in this moment, John had to be the leader and do what was best for the team.
"He didn't make sure we won the trophy, he tried to be a hero. If he knew this, he would have been a hero because he would have lifted the trophy."
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The Three Lions duo had a very public falling out.
Makelele – widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in Premier League history – had played an instrumental role in Chelsea's run to the 2008 Champions League final, starting all but one of their 13 games en route to Moscow.
In what was his final game for the club, the Frenchman played the full 120 minutes in the final, but was happy enough to let other, more natural finishers take penalties ahead of him. The same could not be said of Terry, who burned himself with the responsibility but failed to deliver the goods.
It's certainly fascinating to learn that at least one of the Chelsea players was furious with their captain after the defeat.