6 Tactical Changes To Save Chelsea's Season

6. Address The Future Of John Terry

Captain. Leader. Legend.

If these words are to count for more than a pretty banner at Stamford Bridge the fate of John Terry needs to be addressed.

A combination of back problems and lack of pace limited his game-time under both Andre Villas-Boas and Rafa Benitez. Almost four years on and Mourinho favours a high-pressing game and a lightning quick counter-attack, neither of which can accommodate the former England captain.

He's only 34 and he's been written off before but he's not playing midfield like Ryan Giggs or Didier Drogba where mistakes further upfield can be mopped up by a dogged defence. 

Immediate replacements are thin on the ground but it looks like rotating the back four every week hardly helps with form and confidence.

For the sake of the club rather than have John's his passion, energy and tactical nouse overlooked every time there's an error in the back four and churned into frustration and anger surely he would be better off spending match days in a tracksuit, barking orders from the touchline and rallying players when his performance can be free from blame.