Chelsea captain John Terry said he “doesn’t really care” if his controversial equalizing goal today was actually off sides or not. The scoring strike, in the eighth minute of extra time no less, salvaged a point for Chelsea who drew 3-3 with Everton. It was also redemption for the Blues skipper gave the Toffees an own goal in the 50′.
Asked whether or not his goal was offside, John Terry told Sky Sports:
“I’m not sure to be honest, I don’t really care as it was my first this season. It’s an important one as we’re still undefeated since the manager [Guus Hiddink] has come in.”
“To keep that little momentum, ideally we needed three points, we’re not happy where we are in the league, we need to start winning games but every game’s tough and every opposition seems to be stepping up their game.”
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink had this to stay about the last goal: “I won’t deny it and say I didn’t see the goal. It was offside, but it was technically the perfect finish. We sent our two center backs up top – it was all or nothing. In the end it paid off and we deserved it.”
Take a look at the footage below and judge for yourself:
Chelsea tie Everton in last minute of stoppage time with John Terry goal: https://t.co/oAQU1IaIDW pic.twitter.com/4WjuSsp1VB
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