John Terry's Injury Worry

John Terry has revealed that he has been struggling with a nerve problem in his leg and now believes he may be out of action for weeks.

The Chelsea captain did not play at Stamford Bridge at the weekend when his side suffered a shock 3-0 defeat at the hands of Sunderland.

And Terry admits that it has been a problem that has plagued him from some time but he was hoping that with rest it would get better - but it has worsened.

He will not play in England's friendly tomorrow night against France and he could be sidelined as he tried to get the problem under control.

Speaking to the Daily Mail the Chelsea man said: "I have been struggling with a nerve pain coming from the top of my leg down to my hamstring and to the outside of my calf.

"It started towards the end of last season, but with Chelsea being in the mix until the day of the FA Cup final, I didn't have the chance to rest or pull out of games. Then I went straight to the World Cup with England.

"I had three weeks' rest after that and thought I would come back without it, but since then it has got worse and worse.

"It has been manageable up until the last two weeks, but when we played Fulham I stretched to win the ball against Clint Dempsey and it got a lot worse.

"It is at a point where I can't carry on with it. I used to be able to make it through games because the adrenaline gets going and you blank the pain out, but now there really is no decision to make.

"After games I am in agony and not sleeping at all. I used to play with pain at seven out of 10. Now? It's 10 out of 10. I need to take a few weeks' rest, see a couple of specialists and solve the problem."

Despite the defeat at the weekend Chelsea remain at the top of the Premier League but their lead has been cut to two points, Arsenal closed in after a 2-1 win over Everton.

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