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A former Chelsea star revealed how John Terry changed the order of penalty during his final defeat of the Champions League in 2008.
The ex-captain of Blues took what could have been the decisive sentence at the end of a 1-1 draw in the very first final between two English clubs, but slipped to the breakup and hit the post to send the shooting in a sudden death.
Nicolas Anelka continued Miss Chelsea’s seventh kick for hand man unites a double servant and European, but the Miss de Terry is still considered the decisive and emblematic moment at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
Now, the former Terry teammate, Claude Makelele, revealed that Terry was not initially supposed to kick, but changed the order to try to be the “hero”.
Speaking on alignment, brought by Betmgm and Talksport, he said: “The locker room after the match was like a fire. There was no happiness – it was a sad place.
“We made a big mistake before the penalties. We had an order agreed with the players and the manager, but that changed at the last minute.
A former Chelsea star said John Terry had tried to be the “hero” during the 2008 final defeat
The Blues captain sadly slipped during his crucial kick in Moscow, Russia,
Former Chelsea star Claude Makelele revealed that Terry had changed the order of penalties
“It was supposed to be Salomon Kalou who took the last penalty, but John (Terry) took the opportunity. I think we have lost this competition because football is sometimes very hard and, if you don’t do things the right way, you are punished.
“I was very angry when he missed the penalty because it was a chance that I knew that many young players would not get. I had won the Champions League before, but right now, John was to be the leader and do what was best for the team.
“He did not make sure we won the trophy, he tried to be a hero. If he knew it, he would have been a hero because he would have raised the trophy.
Last year, Terry revealed on the podcast before it was “pRoballly the worst moment of my football career ”.
He added: “I’m still not finished today. I don’t think I will never be. This is interesting because as a player, you have so many tops, but these are the stockings that stay longer with you.
“That night, we lost, we returned to the hotel and the director asked everyone to have a drink, but I stayed in my room because I could not face the guys. Finally, I went down and I took a beer with the rest of the group.
“I just remember keeping myself in my hotel room on the 25th floor, looking at Moscow and wondering:” Why then, why did he start to rain, why did I slip? “
Terry revealed once it was “probably the worst moment of my football career”
The Miss de Terry helped Man United to win a 6-5 hunting fire victory in the Champions League final
“The most difficult thing for me was only three days later, we had a friend for England against the United States in Wembley and we drew 1-1, I marked a head from the outside of the box. If I could exchange two goals in my career, it would be the two.
He also said to Sky in the months that followed the Miss: “Every morning, I wake up, this is the first thing I think. I am always desperately disappointed.
“But I am a great man with a great character and it’s now for me to manage this.
Speaking before the 2008-2009 season, he added: “I certainly look forward to the new season so that I could wipe this bitter disappointment for the club, and especially for me.”
