Chelsea captain John Terry has defended his under-fire boss Carlo Ancelotti by saying that the player's are the ones who are responsible for the team's dismal form.
Ahead of the Champions League tie with Kobenhavn, John Terry has already admitted that it would be a nightmare if they do not qualify for next season's Champions League considering the threat that Spurs and Man City pose.
"That's obviously the worst thing to think about, looking at Spurs and City,'' he said.
"They're playing well and picking up points at a crucial time. That would be disastrous for the football club if we don't qualify for the Champions League. It's even hard to get my head around it now.''
He added: "That's what we've still got at the football club, hunger and desire. We missed out on the Premier League for three years when Man United won it, and it hurt. That's what I lose sleep over, watching other teams lift trophies, because I want to be the one lifting trophies for this football club.''
Chelsea's confidence suffered a major blow last weekend as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Everton on penalties. That result has piled the pressure on Ancelotti and rumors are high that the Italian would be facing the axe if Chelsea fail to beat Kobenhavn. With Ancelotti admitting that his future rests on the owner's hand, Terry has backed his manager by insisting that the players are the ones who have underachieved.
"The players are 100% behind the manager,'' he added.
"He's got total confidence in us, and that will remain the same. We believe in the manager and the players. We have to man up a little bit as a group of players and take responsibility. It's down to myself as captain, Lamps (Frank Lampard) and Didier (Drogba) - as well as the rest of the squad who have a responsibility - to look at their own form, their own characters and just make sure we stay together.''
Chelsea will take on Kobenhavn on Tuesday night and John Terry will be hoping that they can revitalize their form and most importantly, their season.
"That's obviously the worst thing to think about, looking at Spurs and City,'' he said.
"They're playing well and picking up points at a crucial time. That would be disastrous for the football club if we don't qualify for the Champions League. It's even hard to get my head around it now.''
He added: "That's what we've still got at the football club, hunger and desire. We missed out on the Premier League for three years when Man United won it, and it hurt. That's what I lose sleep over, watching other teams lift trophies, because I want to be the one lifting trophies for this football club.''
Chelsea's confidence suffered a major blow last weekend as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Everton on penalties. That result has piled the pressure on Ancelotti and rumors are high that the Italian would be facing the axe if Chelsea fail to beat Kobenhavn. With Ancelotti admitting that his future rests on the owner's hand, Terry has backed his manager by insisting that the players are the ones who have underachieved.
"The players are 100% behind the manager,'' he added.
"He's got total confidence in us, and that will remain the same. We believe in the manager and the players. We have to man up a little bit as a group of players and take responsibility. It's down to myself as captain, Lamps (Frank Lampard) and Didier (Drogba) - as well as the rest of the squad who have a responsibility - to look at their own form, their own characters and just make sure we stay together.''
Chelsea will take on Kobenhavn on Tuesday night and John Terry will be hoping that they can revitalize their form and most importantly, their season.
