Source: Daily_Mail
Shamed Terry no longer commands team-mates' respect, claims Desailly
Shamed star John Terry has lost all respect from his Chelsea team-mates according to former Stamford Bridge icon Marcel Desailly.[LNB]The World Cup winner and former defensive comrade to Terry believes the England international is seriously showing the strain from the fall-out over his affair with Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel and faces a difficult end to the season.[LNB]The retired French legend, now a TV pundit, believes Terry's position as captain is in great doubt, claiming the likes of Frank Lampard and Joe Cole are no longer with him.[LNB] Bridge too far: Desailly believes Terry's fall-out with Bridge has cost him respect[LNB]'The whole squad is affected and has big problems. It will be a hard end to the season,' Desailly told The Sun.[LNB]'Knowing John Terry well, I know why he is not playing the way he normally does. He was catastrophic against Inter Milan.[LNB]'You have to understand that John is a born leader and captain of this Chelsea side since 2004. Now he has no credibility whatsoever within the club and this is being felt. [LNB] Follow the leader: Terry replaced Desailly as Blues skipper - but the Frenchman believes the likes of Frank Lampard and Joe Cole no longer support their captain[LNB]'No one is following him. Lampard, Joe Cole and the others who knew Wayne Bridge no longer allow him to be the leader.'[LNB]Desailly spent six years at Chelsea before handing over the captaincy to Terry in 2004. But with the ex-England skipper struggling to cope under intense scrutiny, it could only be a matter of time before he is axed by Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti, on current form.[LNB] Graham Poll reveals how the referee spared blushes of Bridge and TerryChelsea 2 Manchester City 4: Smiling assassin takes down John TerryManchester City defender Bridge REFUSES to shake Terry's handCHELSEA FC
