Whenever we are in between a season, rumors start prevailing in the air about two players, players and manager and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and club captain John Terry are the two who reportedly have some kind of rift between them. Although, none of the two is willing to talk about the issue, yet on field vibes of both of them hint something else is cooking in the dressing room. Actually, whenever a side underperforms there happens to be a misunderstanding among key position holders who always blame each other to not follow the advices and hold other responsible for all the debacles and this is exactly what seems to be happening with The Blues who are having the worst start of the league season this year. John Terry, who has been the integral part of Stamford Bridge side last year when they won the league title, is also not able to copy his previous show and for that reason Portuguese boss may be unhappy with him and possibly his place in the team is also suspected for upcoming Arsenal game on Saturday. Even in last few games, Terry was substituted for different reasons hinting he may not be having his best form this year.
While Mourinho is denying having any rift with the team captain, he as well confesses to do anything that benefits team as a whole without weighing any single player. Talking about the 34-year-old and why he is missing the field quite often this year, 52-year-old said, “Last season he played every minute but two seasons ago he didn’t and three seasons ago even less. So what’s the problem? He’s a player of my total confidence. I trust him as always and he’s one of my men. Because he’s on the bench one game or because I take him off at half-time, nothing changes.
“For John the situation with me hasn’t changed since 2004. It is exactly the same. I play the player I think is the best for that game, for that moment and John has known that since 2004. I don’t care what you say, media, pundits. I don’t think about the consequences.”
Actually, Mourinho understands what it could mean to the moral of the team if something like a rift among the two top officials of the side comes in public hence he is issuing every statement carefully to not fuel the rumor further.