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AVB bemoans Terry absence

Image: John Terry: A massive loss for Chelsea according to manager Andre Villas-Boas

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has admitted the club 'badly miss' captain John Terry and is hoping the defender will be back soon.

Massive loss, says Chelsea manager

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has admitted the club 'badly miss' captain John Terry and is hoping the defender will be back soon. The 31-year-old skipper has missed Chelsea's last five games with damaging results as the club have failed to win any of those fixtures. It is a dismal run of form that has heaped pressure on Villas-Boas and the young manager made no attempts to downplay the loss of his captain. "We badly miss him. It is a massive, massive loss," admitted Villas-Boas. "He is a leader and a great performer even through adversity." The Portuguese coach confirmed that Terry had undergone surgery but is hoping to have his key man back sooner than originally expected. He added: "He has had his knee operation and he will be out for between five and six weeks, hopefully sooner."

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