Chelsea captain John Terry urges teammates to help interim manager Roberto Di Matteo land a full-time job by winning today's FA Cup final against Liverpool
Chelsea captain John Terry yesterday urged his Chelsea teammates to help Roberto Di Matteo land the manager’s job full-time by winning tomorrow’s FA Cup final. Terry issued a ringing endorsement of caretaker boss Di Matteo ahead of the Wembley showpiece against Liverpool.u00a0Clinching the FA Cup would boost Di Matteo’s hopes of convincing Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to hand him the reins permanently, something that would have the full backing of former team-mate Terry.
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (left), Fernando Torres and John Terry (right) train on the eve of their FA Cup final against Liverpool in Surrey yesterday. PIC/AFP
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“It would do him no harm at all. He’s obviously done very well in the league and all competitions to get us where we are today,” Terry said.
“To win it (the cup) will put himself in a very good position. He’s not thinking of that at the moment, he’s not letting the players get distracted by anything.
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“He’s very passionate, he’s Chelsea through and through, and that’s certainly rubbed off on the players.“So, if we can do it with the added bonus that Robbie can get the job at the end, that’d be great,” he added. Di Matteo has transformed Chelsea’s season since replacing the sacked Andre Villas-Boas two months ago and is also on the brink of leading them to Champions League glory.
Terry added: “He’s done really well and you often see actually when teams are not going so well, a change of management can really help things along, and it’s certainly done that since he’s come in.
Hopeful
Terry insisted Chelsea’s players never lost faith they could salvage something from their season, even when others had. “If you look at the quality we’ve got throughout the squad, it’s always been here,” he said. Terry admitted victory today would be the ideal way to prepare for the Champions League final a fortnight later, which Chelsea will almost certainly have to win to qualify for next season’s competition following Wednesday’s crushing defeat to Newcastle.u00a0
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