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TERRY WANTS END TO RANIERI RUMOURS
Thursday 11th March 2004
John Terry insists the players at Chelsea are firmly behind manager
Claudio Ranieri and are beginning to get frustrated at speculation the
Italian could lose his job.
Ranieri has guided The Blues to second in the Premiership table and
also into the last eight of the UEFA Champions League this season.
However, his achievements have not been enough to stop speculation
that he could be pushed out in favour of current England boss Sven Goran
Eriksson during the summer.
Now captain Terry wants Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and chief-
executive Peter Kenyon to show their support for the under-fire manager
and put an end to the rumours.
"Claudio has been great to Chelsea and it wouldn't hurt for Chelsea to
come out and support him," stated the England international.
"Hopefully they'll do so soon so everyone can just concentrate on
their football. We're all frustrated with the speculation.
"We work with him everyday and we see the hard work he puts in. Claudio
has been brilliant and it just goes to show how much the lads think of him
, everyone's 100 percent behind him."
Terry is adamant that Ranieri is the right man to steer the club to
success and hopes he will be given time to prove his worth at Stamford
Bridge.
The centre back believes success in Europe would put an end to rumours
of a managerial change and is targeting Champions League glory, despite
their poor showing against Stuttgart on Tuesday night.
"We want to come back to Claudio's pre-season," he explained. "Winning
the Champions League would make it impossible for him to be sacked and
everyone in the dressing room is going to try their hardest to do so.
"It is a great achievement to get to the last eight. Now it's time for
us to kick on and go even further."
Meanwhile, reports from Italy suggest Serie A giants Internazionale
and Milan are targeting Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini.
The shot-stopper has become a key player for The Blues in recent years
and his form has attracted interest from his homeland.
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