John Terry says he used to hate what Rafa Benitez would say about Liverpool when he was Chelsea manager

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It is safe to say Rafa Benitez is not as loved at Chelsea as he is at Liverpool.The Reds have had some elite managers in their time, with Benitez one of the most loved for what he achieved during his time at the club.However, despite his affiliation with Liverpool, he joined Chelsea just a few years later in 2012 as interim manager, a move that many Blues fans were not fond of.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. He still went on to win them the Europa League, but the way he did it does not seem to be too popular with the Chelsea players at the time, mainly John Terry.The former captain has admitted that he hated what Benitez would say about Liverpool during his time at Stamford Bridge, with it understandable as to why.Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesRafa Benitez wouldn’t stop talking about LiverpoolBenitez was at Liverpool for six years and became a bit of a favourite among the Anfield faithful, mainly as he was the manager during their historic 2005 Champions League win.So, when he moved to Chelsea, there was always going to be a bit of upheaval and players with their backs up against the wall, meaning the Spaniard needed to do all he can to get them onside.

However, according to Terry, he did not make the best impression, with the Englishman having to tell him to stop talking about Liverpool all the time.“He’d be addressing the players saying ‘and at Liverpool we do this and we did this and this is how we do things and blah blah blah,” Terry told The Obi One Podcast.“And I’m sitting there going, I’m sitting there in the meeting going ‘Liverpool have won f— all.’“We’ve been dominating Premier League but it was like for me we’ve been dominating Premier League, FA Cups, Champions League latter stages.READ MORE: Liverpool might now have their own version of Angel Di Maria on their hands Who has been Liverpool’s best summer signing? “The last thing I want to hear about is Liverpool.

So I was like, gaffer, we don’t speak about Liverpool and by the way, we’re the ones dominating the last five, six years. “And okay, hence why you’re here is the reason why, you know, we need to get going again, but we don’t want to hear about Liverpool.”Rafa Benitez’s record at ChelseaOf course, Benitez has a much bigger legacy at Liverpool than probably any other club he was at, although he still managed to show his worth during his short stint at Chelsea.He managed 48 games for the Blues, winning 28, while both drawing and losing 10 apiece.He guided Chelsea to a third-place finish in the league that season, as well as reaching the semi-final of the EFL Cup and winning them the Europa League.Despite all the adversity he faced that season, he clearly showed that he knew what he was doing and that he was an elite manager, indicating that even if he did talk about Liverpool a lot, it worked.