Listing Five Best John Terry Chelsea Moments

Veteran defender John Terry left Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2016-17 season. He has certainly had an eventful time in West London. He?is a player who has won well near everything there is to win at club level. Terry has achieved all his accolades with the club he joined as a 14-year-old in 1995. The following are 5 best John Terry Chelsea moments in his career.

Best John Terry Chelsea Moments

2011-12 European Champion

Terry was heroic in the first leg of Chelsea?s 2011-12 Champions League semi-final against Barcelona?a 1-0 win for the Blues.

But in the return match at Camp Nou, he got himself sent off in what would be a heroic 2-2 draw that put Chelsea into the final.

The Chelsea captain was crowned European champion despite being suspended for the match. After his side?s win on penalties, he took to the pitch to celebrate the triumph with his teammates.

The PFA Team of the Year, aged 34

Footballers will usually tell you that individual awards don’t matter, the success of the team is key. But, they will say that if they’re going to have an award, then it’s best if it comes from their fellow professionals.

The awards seemed to have dried up for Terry after 2009. That year, he was named in the FIFPro World XI. This season he was voted in the PFA Team of the Year for the fourth time. Several even touted him for the main award. But it was eventually given to Eden Hazard. For a player many thought over the hill (more on that later), that’s pretty impressive.

The 500th game as captain

In a game against Crystal Palace earlier this season, Terry captained Chelsea for the 500th time, having long since passed the previous record for captaining Chelsea, held by Ron Harris, who led them 324 times.

He felt that?it was a special moment so?he wrote a message on a T-shirt under his Chelsea jersey celebrating the achievement. The ultimate sign of recognition by a footballer.

Winning Goal vs. Barcelona

Terry has had numerous run-ins with Barcelona over the years, but his standout performance in 2005 deserves a mention.

Following Chelsea?s 2-1 defeat at Camp Nou in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie, the Blues returned to Stamford Bridge and recorded the necessary 4-2 win required to advance.

Ronaldinho scored both goals for the Catalans in the match, but Terry popped up with the winner for the Blues.

John Terry’s Fifth FA Cup

John Terry, being the most English man in the world, loves the FA Cup. He said, “I’ve grown up with watching it on TV, it means the world to me”. This statement was before Chelsea were knocked out by Bradford.

“I know it means the world to the supporters … when you get there, there’s none bigger to play in at Wembley — one of the best stadiums in the world, in front of you supporters and on a great pitch as well.”

You can probably surmise from those words that winning the FA Cup means a fair amount to Terry, so winning the thing five times, as Terry has done, means plenty too.

One would imagine it means that little bit more that he has been captain for all five, meaning he has lifted the FA Cup more times than any other skipper in the competition’s history