EPL Fixtures: Big Match Today (Liverpool v Chelsea)

The CAPTAIN is back in action. Yes, the EPL most expensive defender, John Terry will resume his place at the heart of the Chelsea defense as they visit Anfield to face

Liverpool tonight. This will bring all smiles to Blues supporter for various reasons.

Firstly, Terry’s Portuguese central defensive partner Ricardo Carvalho suffered a knee injury against

Reading on Wednesday. He badly needs a rest to nurse his injuries. ‘I think I am going to be without Ricardo for a while but John Terry is back,’.; ‘I lose one central defender but I win another one. John was back in training with no limitations. He trained for one-and-a-half hours with the reserves in a very competitive situation.’ said Blues boss Jose Mourinho after the 2-1 win. ‘He could have played tonight but I wanted to protect him. He is ready for the next game.’

The second reason is that, well,

Chelsea is not

Chelsea without Terry. He is the solid ROCK at the rearguard. Just two games into the season and the Blues has already let in three goals. And these were against teams like

Reading and

Birmingham — not exactly the kind of Premiership rivals one would normally expect to pose threats to the Blues’ defense.But, perhaps the most important reason is that Terry is

Chelsea inspirational leader. He can marshal and command his players on the battlefield.

England manager is a relieved man, when told of his skipper was likely to play today.. ‘He is our captain and our leader. He is the epitome of what we want to be as a team,’ said Steve McClaren. ‘If he is playing for

Chelsea on Sunday, I want to include him in my squad,’ confirmed McClaren, already looking ahead to Wednesday’s international friendly against

Germany at Wembley.Such is the importance of this huge man to both club and country. So no matter which strikers start for REDS today, they are going to have a hard time dealing with the Big Brother of defenders