I dont feel sorry for John Terry. It's a very dumb thing he did. I saw the play in question & the defender was already following through with the kick so if he had any brains the last thing John Terry should have done was stick his ugly head into the path of a defender's boot moving at the speed of sound. Not very bright on Terry's part.

Whatever...

I'd like to see a lot more footballers play with the same level of commitment that Terry does. Especially in the multimillion dollar ranks of Chelsea, he's one of few overpaid stars there that actually go out and earn it with blood and sweat every single time he's on the field. When things happen at full speed in a crowded penalty area it's not at all easy to tell when it's a bad idea to challenge for a ball, and frankly absurd to imply that it was stupid on his part, just because you watched the replay in slow motion. As a top level player, you go hard or go home, especially in the box when you have an opportunity to either score or save a goal.

Granted, John Terry is likely to continue to get himself hurt now and then, because he throws himself 100% into every challenge, but he went for a diving header trying to help win the Carling Cup final. Give the guy some credit for being tough and committed and one of the few overpaid chelsea millionaires to try and actually earn his paycheck on the field rather than encourage him to back out of challenges and get paid millions to play it safe.

Ok Bonehead you need to be educated about a few things. First the average lifeline, meaning time period of a professional soccer player's career is a little over 10 years. That is if only he has not had any really bad injuries. For some players it happens in the begining of their careers & then there are the rare cases of those who last 5 years longer. When you consider Terry's injury record what he did is not about being tough it was foolish. If you approach a player who's already swinging through with force to clear a ball the last thing you do is go in with your head! He could very well have died! You must be an American with your thinking!

The comment Anonymous made is just silly. First he builds Terry up to be some kind of newage Billy Burke then takes a swipe at Terry saying he's an overpaid millionare? Funny! As a professional what Terry did was stupid & very risky. He came through it alright but that might not be the case next time.

First of all, you can't read. I said that Chelsea is a team full of overpaid millionaires, and that Terry is one of the few that actually does everything he can to earn it by being such a committed player. I was complimenting him, not "taking a swipe at him".

Second, I watched that replay at least 10 times and Terry was starting for the ball at the same time as Diaby was starting to bring his foot up...not after. If you don't realize how fast things happen on the pitch then it is you that needs to be educated, not me. I've played the game for 30 years and don't need to be educated by anyone that makes the moronic comments I've seen you produce here. Watching it at at full speed you can clearly see that it wouldn't have been easy at all for Terry to see what he was in for in that split second. He did what was admirable, he did what he could to try and get to a loose ball in the penalty area and score. It had a terrible result, and he was lucky to come out of it ok. But that happens in football sometimes. It doesn't mean you shy away from 50/50 balls.

As I said, I would take John Terry any day, and I'm happy to see that he came out of this ok.

The way things happened at that point was like a bullet shot! Does any one of you possessing a gun and one time experienced a bullet shot? I know exactly Terry was fighting to score a goal as he was within 18 feets and at the same time Diaby was trying to defend the goal. Imagine that was the final game and every side wanted to win. Based on that scenario neither Terry nor Diaby was aware of the calamity that would happen as it later happened!!

Terry was an idiot to go in head first like that. He's lucky he's ok as he could have really been hurt in a bad way. It was not a very bright thing to do on his part that's for sure.

Terry should have his name changed to Knuckle Head! That had to have been one of the most stupid things I've ever seen a player do. He's always injured for one reason or another. It's one thing to play hard but then again you have to play smart as well. As professionals they have to know they will get injured in their playing careers so the last thing a big oaf like Terry is should do is contest a ball being cleared by a defender who's following through with his foot that happens to have a boot on it with studs with his Knuckle Head. I dont care what any of you clowns think. what he did was stupid & if you dont think so let me put my boots on & haul of & kick you in the head & let me know how it feels.

That's way more clveer than I was expecting. Thanks!