Of all the declarations made recently, it was the words of Marina Granovskaia that determined the wisdom of John Terry’s contract extension with Chelsea.
‘[We] believe he will be an important figure in the dressing room and on the pitch,’ the Chelsea director said in a club statement on Wednesday that confirmed Terry had put pen to paper on his one-year contract extension.
All the other fluff about his undoubted legend along the King’s Road was just filler – we knew that already. Instead, Granovskaia was speaking as someone who understands the significance of what another year with the 35-year-old means for a club that continues to struggle with replacing him.
Rather than cast Terry aside and hope to find a player with his qualities, Chelsea have done the wise thing by ensuring the flame of his leadership will be passed on gradually.
Garry Hayes for Bleacherreport
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