Former
Chelsea captain Ray Wilkins says skipper John Terry has been the key factor
in the club's title-winning season.
Terry has played every minute of every Premier League game for the Blues
this season and Wilkins is convinced his influence on and off the pitch has
been vital in securing the Premier League crown for the first time in five
years.
Soeaking to the
Morning View on Sky Sports News HQ, he said: "John
has been the outstanding defender in the league not only for this season but
the last X amount of years.
"He's a fantastic leader and that's what a lot of people don't see, the way
he controls the dressing room for Jose Mourinho, he is Jose on the pitch,
they are both winners.
"What Jose did when he came back in was to get hold of John immediately and
tell him he was the man for him and that has been displayed by John all
season.
"John has never been quick but the important thing is he is reads situations
very fast, always in the proper position in relation to where the ball is so
he never gets caught out.
"He's a dream to work with and is a massive assistance (to the manager)
because he gets across what you want him to get across and that is very,
very important when you are a manager. They have lots of big personalities
in there.
"They would not have won what they won if he had not been supportive they
have gone from strength-to-strength.
"The real John Terry is a guy I like and admire immensely, yes he's been in
trouble and some scrapes, and I am sure he regrets a lot of them scrapes.
It's life and unfortunately he hasn't handled certain situations in the best
fashion but we are looking at a footballer here.
"The football side of him is something that every club in the Premier League
would have loved to have had for the last 10 years."
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