Legend

Creating worlds around bad people is a tricky business.  When done well, you get shows like The Sopranos or Breaking Bad.  Filled with unpleasant people, who do bad things and also their families and the crap that they have to deal with in that world.  Importantly though, we are never offered excuses for what they do, but instead just given a glimpse into what motivates them.  When it’s done badly, you get self-aggrandising crap that tries to hide the fact these characters are bastards.  Legend sits somewhere in between.

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John Terry – Captain, Leader, Hero

Terry, the legend
Terry, the legend

Last weekend John Terry made his 400th league appearance for Chelsea and scored his 34th league goal.  This took his Chelsea tally up to 594 appearances and 57 goals.  In that time he has won 3 EPL titles, 5 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 2 Community Shields and has played a part, if not actually playing in the final, in a Champions League and a Europa League title.  Yet there are still people who would argue with you whether John Terry is a world class player.  Do you know why?  Because he’s a cunt.  There is no denying that fact, history proves it.  However, right here right now, I am going to make the case that that doesn’t matter.  And John Terry the footballer still deserves your respect and your admiration.

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