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It was completely in keeping with his seven-year Chelsea career that Gary
Cahill arrived half-an-hour early for our interview ahead of his Stamford
Bridge farewell.
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Since refusing to give in to injury to play in the 2012 Champions League
final just four months after arriving as a ￡7 million signing from Bolton
Wanderers, Cahill has been one of Chelsea's most reliable players and
characters.
He has also been one of the most successful, collecting every domestic and
European winners' medal, and taking over the captaincy from John Terry. As
he said himself, Cahill can leave with his head held high at the end of a
season in which it could so easily have dropped.
Chelsea's final Premier League home game against Watford on Sunday will
mark the 33-year-old's goodbye, whether or not he is involved in the
match, with the players due to complete their annual 'lap of
appreciation'.
Cahill described the final season of his contract, during which he has not
started a League game and has not been offered any personal explanation
from Sarri, as “terrible” and one that he will erase from his memory as
soon as he leaves Chelsea.
But the good memories far outweigh the bad for Cahill, who remains
thankful to Chelsea and the club's supporters for sharing what will
inevitably be the best years of his career, even though he is excited
about what the next chapter has to offer.
“If you look at the big picture, not this season, I think in terms of
myself and Chelsea, we have been good for each other,” said Cahill.
“They have been great for me and given me the platform to express myself
on the biggest stage and I feel I have given everything for the club and
for the shirt when I've played. And I've been lucky enough to be in a lot
of successful teams that have won a lot of trophies.”
Cahill was given the quickest of introductions into what life at Chelsea
would be like. Less than two months after joining, the manager who signed
him, Andre Villas-Boas, was sacked but little over two months later he was
a European champion.
Conversations with Terry had prepared Cahill for the sink or swim nature
of Chelsea and he joined the club over Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur
because he was desperate to win. Champions League, two Premier League,
Europa League, two FA Cup and League Cup winners' medals confirm he made
the right decision.
His value to the Blues was also recognised by his peers, as Cahill was
voted into three PFA team of the years in four seasons.
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Gary Cahill lifts the 2018 FA Cup
“When I first signed and walked into that dressing room with so many
iconic players, I just knew Chelsea was where I wanted to be,” he said.
“I could have pursued a move elsewhere, but I wanted to win and Chelsea
felt right for that. I wanted to compete every year for trophies and
Chelsea is that club.
“It took a few weeks for me to say to myself 'you know what, I can play
at this level' and then when I got that confidence I went from strength to
strength. I wanted the massive names and the stars to know I could play.
“I feel privileged to have been involved in Chelsea teams with such
legendary players as Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, JT and Lamps,
and the list goes on. To witness how they train and work has been a
blessing for me. All my best years in football have been in the last six
or seven years.
“But look at the players who have come and lasted one or two years and
you see a club like Chelsea can be very difficult. It's a ruthless
environment, you sink or swim and half of that is ability and the other
half is mentality. You have to be able to handle the stings.”
Cahill likened succeeding Terry as Chelsea captain to trying to follow Sir
Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. But the pair's relationship made the
handover smooth and Cahill's pride at lifting last season's FA Cup
demonstrates how highly he has valued the armband.
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Gary Cahill (left) and John Terry (right) show off their medals after the
2012 Champions League Final
“John was someone I admired when I wasn't at the club and admired even
more when I played and worked with him,” said Cahill. “When it was clear
he was leaving, it was a bit like when Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester
United in terms of the captaincy, 'who's going to take that'? But also
'who's not going to take it?'
“John was great when he wasn't playing and he was still club captain and
I was captaining the team. We won the title that year and I played near
enough every game. I remember in the tunnel before we got the trophy, he
was adamant that I should wear the armband when we lifted it together.
That was a mark of what he is like.
“Then I took on the club captaincy after John left and that's part of the
reason why last season's FA Cup win was so big for me. I wanted to win it
because I had missed the final with injury in my first season and I really
wanted to lift the Cup with the armband on as club captain.”
The FA Cup success of last May will be what Cahill regards as his last
Chelsea memory, so keen is he to forget his nightmare final season under
Sarri.
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Gary Cahill was never afraid to put his body on the line
“我认为不能上场比赛真的很糟糕，当我离开切尔西时，我对切尔西最后的记忆
将是上赛季的足总杯决赛。在过去的六个赛季我和切尔西几乎赢得一切，所以本赛季
一直坐在替补席上是我没有预料到的。”
“我知道俱乐部的运作方式，我跟队中的教练组成员和球员都很熟。我认为，如
果俱乐部连续两、三场比赛不让一名队员出场，俱乐部不需要向那名队员说明理由；
但如果俱乐部连续八、九场比赛不让一名队员出场，俱乐部就需要向那名队员做出解
释了。发生什么事了？但教练却不曾向我解释。”
“以前也有一些为切尔西夺得过冠军的球员遇到过我本赛季遇到的这种情况，我
认为这种情况是不对的，我认为我无法尊重那种不让以前为球队立下过战功的球员上
场的教练。”
Despite admitting Cahill may be Chelsea's best defender in the box, Sarri
has explained his omission by claiming he is not technical enough.
“我已经适应了所有执教过我的教练的不同战术，阵型和比赛哲学，并且我希望
我也能从我的下一任教练那里学到新的东西。每一次经历，不管好坏，那都是一个学
习的过程。”
“我对自己处理事情的方式感到很自豪，虽然没有多少上场机会，但我没有在队
内制造混乱，我依然每天按时参加训练。我尊重俱乐部中那些给予我帮助，给我机会
的队友和教练组成员，对我自己来说，能继续走在正确的道路上是很重要的。我很高
兴自己能为队内像安帕度这样的年轻人树立一个良好的榜样。”
Cahill, who was part of Gareth Southgate's England squad at last summer's
World Cup, was keen to stress that his opinion of Sarri should not be
interpreted as sour grapes at not playing.
“我之前随英格兰参加了世界杯，那时我没能上场，但世界杯结束时，主帅索斯
盖特对我的评价却更高了。我认为问题的关键是在于你如何对待其他人。”
Fulham were one of a number of clubs to enquire about signing Cahill in
January, but the former Aston Villa youngster insisted a decision over his
next move could not be rushed as he looks to play on for another three or
four years.
“人们说得就好像我的职业生涯快要结束了一样，但我并不打算那样做，并且我
认为只要我照顾好自己，我肯定还能再踢上三到四年球。我已经准备好继续前进了，
我将要离开切尔西，感谢所有队友，俱乐部职员以及球迷，他们都给过我很多帮助，
我将昂首离开球队。”
(编辑：姚凡)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/05/05/gary-cahills-bitter-sweet
-farewell-chelsea-leave-head-held-high/
Gary Cahill's bitter-sweet farewell to Chelsea: 'I leave with my head held
high'
By Matt Law, Football News Correspondent - 5 May 2019 ‧ 7:51am