Celebrating 500 matches for the Captain

By: Jamie | May 4th, 2011

Yes, indeed, England’s Brave John Terry celebrated his 500th Chelsea appearance on Saturday against Tottenham.

The Captain is only the fifth player to reach the 500-game landmark for the Blues: alongside legends Peter Bonetti, Chopper Harris, John Hollins, and the vice-captain, Frank Lampard.

John Terry has been part of Chelsea through all of our recent successes, from the original climb up to a Champions League position to our current period under Roman Abramovich. He’s the most successful captain in our history, lifting two League Cup trophies, two Community Shield trophies, three FA Cup trophies, and three Premier League trophies, of course, including the Double last season.

He’s our leader. Frank might be the engine, but JT calls the troops to duty. It has to be hard to help control some of the egos that can be part of our dressing room, but JT does it. Not to mention he is one of the best central defenders in Europe. He may not have the greatest pace, but he’s good at reading the game and knowing what to do with the ball. He’s scored some fantastic goals, becoming Chelsea’s top-scoring defender, and provided some amazing long balls up the pitch that can lead to goals.

So here’s the chance to open up a discussion to my fellow Chelsea fans: What is your favorite John Terry moment? The obvious candidates: Captain Fantastic celebrating the Double last year for the first time in the club’s history and his goal against Barcelona that sent the Spanish giants out of the Champions League in 2005 (his personal favorite moment). Maybe you guys can come up with some others. Have at it. And a huge congrats to the Captain!

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Mouzinho

For me Terry was incredible when he scored the winning and only goal against Burnley last season, right after the Wayne Bridge controversy. Terry showed that he can handle and type of pressure and still be able to preform amazingly on the pitch. Also he went on to score vs United later on which put the cherry on the cake!
orthodoxyordeath

I had forgotten about that. His quiet, resolute performances last year, in the midst of controversy was so inspiring. Made me proud to be a Blue, even with Terry messing around with girls.

KTBFFH
orthodoxyordeath

Although it was a dark day ending with both our keepers severely injured, but the 14th of October, 2006 is a fond memory. Seeing Terry put on the gloves and get in goal for the last few minutes epitomized Captain Fantastic for me.