Terry - Blues backing Grant
22 Apr 2008 - 07:31:31
Captain John Terry insists everybody at Chelsea is behind Avram Grant and has dismissed as "laughable" claims that the coach is unpopular among the players.
Terry will lead the Blues in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg meeting with Liverpool at Anfield and is adamant that reports suggesting several players are unsettled at Stamford Bridge following the Israeli's appointment last year are wide of the mark.
He said: "We are totally behind the manager.
"It is bizarre because since Avram took over, one thing we've done is that if any players are unhappy or has a problem we've all got together, as you need to do, and speak our minds.
"We speak openly and things are sorted out there and then within the space of 10 minutes.
"There are no people walking out the door and talking behind each other's backs.
"So all these suggestions are quite laughable actually. We get in a room, we talk and we solve the problems."
Meanwhile, Terry is hoping the heartbreak of two previous last four defeats to the Reds will spur his side on to reach the final this year.
"We have lost to Liverpool on the two previous occasions and that burning feeling is something that will never go away, but one thing that will ease it is to go on and reach the final and lift the trophy," he continued.
"That trophy is something I want to get my hands on as Chelsea captain and for the club to go down in history.
"Liverpool are going very well in the Champions League, but we have got the squad of players and it is about what we do.
"It is not so much putting the record straight as what we can go on and achieve.
"For the club it is a massive chance to make history and for the players and the manager as well."
