‘We should strengthen all over the pitch’ – John Terry calls for mass change at Chelsea

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John Terry believes Chelsea need to strengthen their squad over the summer if they are to compete for four trophies next season.

Injuries and suspensions to key players such as Terry, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien left the Blues squad thin on the ground in middle part of the season where they dropped valuable points in the title race.

The Chelsea captain believes a few more players in the squad should boost competition for places and much need strength in depth.

He told Chelsea TV: “I always think we should strengthen all over the pitch in the summer.

“I look back when Jose Mourinho was here – we had a very big squad and great players who could come in, but then that brings financial problems to the club and players become unhappy.

“We literally had 11-13 players who weren’t involved, but they were a very good set of quality players and we have missed that.

“We need somewhere in between where we are now and what we had back then.

“We lost a lot big players this year and maybe we needed a bigger squad, but that’s no fault of Roman or this football club. What he has done for Chelsea, I couldn’t put into words.

“It’s very easy for us to say we’d love to see this or that.

“It is his money and he has dedicated a lot of time and effort, but I would say we need players.”

Terry reckons dropped points against the lower teams in the division have cost them the title this season as they have put them under greater stress to win the games their title rivals.

He said:”Last season we won at Arsenal and at Old Trafford quite comfortably, but I always say they are very good sides, especially at home, and you can win or lose those games.

“The matches against the other sides were important, the Wolves game stands out for me and Newcastle, those are the ones you have to win because when you’re playing those kind of sides, the other clubs are playing similar teams and winning those matches.

“If you drop points there it makes things more difficult and puts pressure on the bigger games.”

Speaking about his future Terry feels he can keep playing at the highest level for another five years at least but after his playing days are over he revealed he would like to step into management.

He added: “When I do retire, which hopefully will be in four to five years’ time, I will step into management.”

“I understand it Chelsea is such a big club and I will need to get experience first. I don’t just want to be thrown in at the deep end, that would not be fair on the football club.

“I would like to go away, learn and hopefully come back to Chelsea with good experience and manage the club I have always loved.

“I have started my badges, but it’s difficult to fit it in because we don’t get too many days off because of the Champions League, FA Cup and so on.

“It’s finding the right balance, so I have not done as much as I have liked. It has been a lot slower than I thought but I will go again next year.”