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Chelsea icon Terry has also cautioned that his old club can only accrue experience and entice top-tier players to the club by securing major silverware.

We need to catch Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool to even have a chance of doing that.

"I think we need experience.



Supporters must realise that to sign leading players and enhance your squad, you need to win and vie for the most prestigious trophies."

Terry concedes that at present, the team may need to opt for the 'second best striker, the third best striker, whatever that looks like.' He says the Londoners can't currently entice top talents like a Drogba or a Hazard because Chelsea aren't seen as a guaranteed venue for silverware.

He added: "That's probably why we've gone down the younger route at the minute and we haven't got players of the calibre of Didier, Hazard and these guys wanting to come to Chelsea because we are the best and we are guaranteed to win a trophy."

The ex-skipper recognises the frustrations of the Blues' supporters, admitting he regularly engages in discussions with them during away matches and appreciates the ever-widening gap between players and fans.

Terry said: "It's probably hard in terms of not competing for trophies.

I go to away games and stuff, I sit with the supporters and we talk about it.

"You get a different perspective on stuff because I know the money they are spending and the disparity between the fans and the players is getting bigger and bigger."

He acknowledges the current distance from Chelsea's zenith but suggests patience, well-aware that long-term strategies could restore their fortunes, given his deep understanding of the club's past lows before the Roman Abramovich era.

He added: "We're off that at the minute, I have to say.

But Chelsea fans, because of what we've seen pre-Roman, we've seen these down times then it's fine for us.

"The most important thing for those fans, and I'm a fan, is that we can see a plan is in place.

I feel they're a young bunch, I feel their recent form has been slightly off due to a lack of experience and we've lost a couple of the boys due to injury.

"There's many factors that come into it but do I think we'll get back to where we were?
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