Former Chelsea captain John Terry has given his verdict on the Blues' draw against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge and assessed the Gunners' performance in the Premier League clash
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John Terry reckons Chelsea were the only side looking to win(Image: Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)
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John Terry had no arguments over Moises Caicedo's red card against Arsenal, but believes Chelsea were the only team showing the ambition to win the game. The Gunners could only earn a draw at Stamford Bridge despite having a one-man advantage for most of the game.
Caicedo was given his marching orders for a nasty challenge on Mikel Merino. The Ecuador international was first shown a yellow card before VAR intervened to see him receive a more severe punishment.
Nevertheless, it was Chelsea who took the lead. Trevoh Chalobah found the net for the Blues as Enzo Maresca's side continued to perform well.
Arsenal struggled to dominate and create clear-cut opportunities in west London. Merino was able to head in from Bukayo Saka's cross to ensure his side earned a share of the spoils, however.
And Terry, reckons Chelsea come out of the game with more credit. The ex-Blues captain does not believe Arsenal showed a desire to win the game before Caicedo's red card.
Mikel Arteta has previously been criticised for not setting his team up for victory in big clashes. It is a view that has largely been forgotten this season with Arsenal leading the way at the top of the table, but Terry reckons it is an accusation that could be levelled at the league leaders.
"The game’s just finished [in a draw] but I’m absolutely delighted with that performance from the boys," Terry said in a video posted on his TikTok account. "I thought we were by far the better team, regardless of spending the majority of the game down to 10 men.
"But I thought the first half, there was only one team on the front foot looking to win the game and showing aggression. It’s a London derby and that’s what we want to see from our players. Flying into tackles, a little bit of aggression.
Moises Caicedo was sent off after VAR intervened.
Moises Caicedo was sent off after VAR intervened.
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"Unfortunately, the referee has killed the game by handing out three yellow cards in the first 15 minutes and taking the sting out of it.
"No arguments with the Caicedo one, I think that’s a red card, and unfortunately he’s going to be a big miss for us. But overall, I thought there was one team trying to win the game and that was us.
"I thought we were very good going forward, we were direct, really quick on the counter as well. We were solid defensively. That can be tiring for the boys when you’re down to 10 men, especially after a big week against Barcelona [on Tuesday] and travelling away to Burnley last weekend.
"Super performance from the boys, delighted for Chalobah scoring. We spoke about how important set-pieces were in the build-up to the game and thankfully we were the team to get the advantage from that one.
"Overall I’m delighted and we rest up and keep going. We have to be delighted with that today because Arsenal have been rolling teams over week after week so far. Hence why they’re top of the league.
"But they don’t get any further away from us in this title race so far. I think today, we’ve shown we can compete with the very best in the league and give everyone a run for their money."
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