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Jacob Murtagh

Jamie Carragher pinpoints area John Terry wasn't 'given enough credit for'

Jamie Carragher reckons John Terry isn't given enough credit from football fans despite his trophy-laden career.

The Chelsea legend helped the Blues to five Premier League titles and FA Cups, as well as the Champions League and Europa League during his 17 years at Stamford Bridge.

Carragher played with Terry for England and the Liverpool hero-turned-pundit insists his ex-teammate was up there with the very best.

“John Terry was basically a better version of me,” he said while speaking to Sky Sports.

John Terry enjoyed a trophy-laden career (REUTERS)

“He was bigger, more powerful, better quality on the ball as well. He was one who when you trained with him went up a level in your eyes. You knew he was a great player.

“Technically, he’s a lot better than he’s given credit for. People always talk about John Terry being this man who put his head and his body in front of everything – and he would – and we talk about Rio Ferdinand being the player who was great on the ball.

"But we forget that Rio was a great defender and that John Terry was great on the ball.

“John Terry could pass the ball 60 or 70 yards with his left foot – the best ball-playing centre-back in the world would struggle to do that.

"So he was definitely one that you’d think was a top player, and you’d see that with England.”

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