John Terry has described Mohamed Salah's Chelsea struggles as a personal regret after watching the Egyptian go on to become a huge success at Liverpool.
Salah endured a difficult two years at Stamford Bridge that brought just two goals and four assists in 19 appearances
Salah was among the players who struggled with the Londoners but have since gone on to taste success away from West London, one of which includes Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne
De Bruyne went in search of first-team opportunities - joining VfL Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga
Salah's journey back to the English top-flight saw him spend time in Serie A with Fiorentina and AS Roma
Terry, who was the captain at Stamford Bridge during Salah's time at Chelsea, admitted that during Salah's time in the capital, there was "no chance" that they could foresee the success that the former Londoners pair have enjoyed.
Terry
"It's my one disappointment as captain because I think I adapted over time, when those guys were there I was probably very strong, and very disciplined on the group
"That was probably the first sign where they needed an arm round the shoulder, a sit down, could I have maybe help them settle in?
"For those two players (De Bruyne & Salah) especially, to the levels they've gone to, I'm disappointed in myself as captain, that's a regret I have but I'm delighted they've gone on to be what they've been.
"I wouldn't have said they would reach the levels they have though (when they were at Chelsea) no chance.
"When all players arrive foreign or English, when they didn't speak the language they had a 20-word document with football terms translated like 'man on', 'let it go', 'one-two', just so they understood when they were on the training pitch that they had the terminology
"I think I did all I can, when those boys arrived, I did all I could to help them settle. Once we was over the white line on the pitch, I was probably too hard on them as well."
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