John Terry, the former Chelsea captain, has expressed regret over Mohamed Salah‘s struggles during his time at Chelsea, particularly considering the remarkable success Salah has achieved at Liverpool.
Salah had a challenging two-year stint at Stamford Bridge, where he managed just two goals and four assists in 19 appearances across all competitions.
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The Egyptian is one of several players who initially struggled at Chelsea but later found success at other clubs, such as Manchester City‘s Kevin De Bruyne.
De Bruyne sought first-team opportunities by moving to VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga before returning to the Premier League.
Salah’s journey back to the English top-flight involved spells at Serie A clubs Fiorentina and AS Roma before joining Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, where he has since scored 194 more goals than he did at Chelsea.
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John Terry on Salah and KDB
Reflecting on Salah’s time at Chelsea, John Terry, who served as the team’s captain during that period, admitted that they couldn’t have foreseen the immense success that both Salah and De Bruyne would attain.
He expressed disappointment in himself as captain for not providing more support to these two players during their time in London.
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Terry mentioned on the Obi One podcast
“That was probably the first sign where they needed an arm round the shoulder, a sit down, could I have maybe help them settle in? For those two players (De Bruyne & Salah) especially, to the levels they’ve gone to, I’m disappointed in myself as captain, that’s a regret I have but I’m delighted they’ve gone on to be what they’ve been.
I wouldn’t have said they would reach the levels they have though (when they were at Chelsea) no chance.
Said Terry.
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Terry also revealed that during the arrival of foreign or English players who didn’t speak the language, the team provided a 20-word document with translated football terms like “man on,” “let it go,” and “one-two” to help them understand the terminology on the training pitch.
He emphasized that he did his best to assist these players in settling in, but he may have been too demanding on the field.
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