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Scolari reveals 'fear' of Terry

23/10/2008

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted he used to earmark current club captain John Terry as a threat from corners when he was in charge of Portugal against England.

Speaking after the Blues skipper sealed an important win for his side with a 78th minute header from a corner against AS Roma in the Champions League, Scolari revealed he had the player picked out as one of the key men to mark from set-pieces.

"When I was in Portugal and we played against England, I was afraid when Terry came up into our area at corner kicks," the manager explained.

"I said to my players, 'Look, this player is decisive. We need to look at him because, if he touches the ball, it's dangerous for us'.

"Now I'm here and I tell Terry to go up there.

"Just as I expected when he was against us, now I want him to do that for us. He got to the ball and it was a big moment."

Before playing Roma, Scolari had predicted a game characterised by "beautiful" football.

However, in reality, it rarely hit such heights and it was left to Terry's late goal to grind out a win.

But Scolari said he was less concerned by the manner of the win – stressing the three points as a vital part of their European campaign.

"The most important thing was our result," he said.

"We have one more game at home and we needed three points [against Roma]."