What took them so long? Why did it take until the last possible minute for Chelsea to realise what they could be losing in John Terry? I'm not saying Chelsea owed it to Terry to offer him a contract because of his long service. They didn't. Nor am I suggesting the defender who has played this season is playing like he did 10 years ago. He isn't. Those points must be stressed. There is a bigger picture. Chelsea shouldn't be looking at Terry and thinking about what he will offer to the team over the 10 months of next season. They should look at the next 10 years, working out whether he could become a manager, a head of the academy or a director of football.
