John Terry has slammed his former side, Chelsea, after their defeat to Leeds United on Wednesday evening. The Blues have been flying in recent weeks and went into the Premier League clash at Elland Road on a seven-game unbeaten streak.
However, their good run of form came to an end in Yorkshire as they were beaten 3-1. Jaka Bijol opened the scoring for the hosts after just six minutes and Ao Tanaka's brilliant strike just before half-time meant the hosts led by two goals at the interval.
Pedro Neto halved the deficit just after the break as Chelsea looked to mount a comeback, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin's strike with 18 minutes remaining restored Leeds' two-goal advantage, and they held on to record a priceless victory.
John Terry Slams Chelsea After Defeat to Leeds
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Ahead of the match, Terry called on Chelsea to 'bring aggression' to Elland Road and make sure they're on the front foot. Chelsea didn't manage to do that, though, and the 44-year-old's comments slamming his former side are now going viral.
Speaking out on TikTok after the game, Terry said: “What a poor performance that was.
“Everything I said about Leeds, they were going to be aggressive, fans were going to be up for it, it was going to be a hostile place to go. You either go there and match them or you take the sting out of it completely, and by looks of it we certainly didn’t do that in the first half.
“We cannot follow up two unbelievable performances with a performance like that, it’s certainly not going to make you title contenders. Unfortunately, that’s what’s going to cost us, we are inexperienced and if you can’t go Leeds away and know what to expect then…”
“You need to go there and show the fight, match Leeds in every single way and then earn your right to play. After 15, 20 minutes you play your football once you’ve EARNED that right. Set piece, individual mistakes defensively, clearly not good enough.
"Maybe that’s an opportunity for the manager to look at the squad and go ‘okay rotations not for me moving forward, I know my best 11-14 players and I’ll stick with that and the other players are just going to have to deal with it."
What Next For Chelsea
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Chelsea have slipped to fourth in the Premier League table following their damaging result in Yorkshire and are now a distant nine points behind leaders, Arsenal.
The Blues won't have to dwell on the poor result for long as they travel to Bournemouth on Saturday December 7. Enzo Maresca will be his side can get back on track as they look to close the gap to Arsenal at the top of the table.