JT: We're Not Good Enough

Last updated : 07 May 2004 By Rich Godden
Speaking after the Monaco defeat, JT said "We said at the start of the year that it would take time to improve. For many years, it's been Manchester United and Arsenal in the top two, so it would be good to put an end to that."

"I want to win trophies and at the end of my career, that's the only thing I want to have - firstly the league title and secondly the Champions League. Hopefully there will be many more but, as a player, you dream of winning things. When you don't, it's frustrating."

When pressed on his overall impression of the season, Terry said: "It's not good enough. Even before Roman Abramovich took over, everyone wanted to win things and I'm no different."

But JT insisted the Man Yoo game is all they are concentrating on now: "We need to go there and play well, maybe that could give us a lift. It's going to take a couple of days to get this game out of our system, but we need to forget about it as soon as possible if we can do so.

"For a good 45 minutes after the game, there was not a word said in the dressing room. We were just frustrated. We felt we were the better side but they killed it by scoring just before half-time.

"The manager had said they didn't like being under pressure and we got a great second goal. It was there for us at 2-0 up.

"The clock said 44 minutes and 30 seconds were gone, so I just said 'just put it into row Z'. It was frustrating that we switched off for a couple of minutes and they scored.

"At half-time, we were a bit deflated but we picked ourselves up straight away. We still believed we could score two more goals but it wasn't to be and we're just gutted."

Just like on the field, JT holds nothing back off it...