“I think he could have won the League for them. They wouldn’t have got smashed up like they did against Leicester. He’d have marked Robert Huth better at set-plays than whoever marked him last Saturday.
“Man City have just not been good enough this season. They started off like a house on fire, we all thought they were going to walk away with the League. But you don’t know what you are getting from them. They are all open and they can’t defend.
“Pep Guardiola can go to Man City, but unless he gets some defenders in he ain’t going to win the Champions League, I don’t care who he is.”
Redknapp believes Terry has put himself in the shop window by announcing Chelsea do not want to keep him, but, having played in America for the Seattle Sounders himself, doubts whether Major League Soccer would represent a good move.
“Personally, I would keep John, I would have him there (at Chelsea) all day,” said Redknapp, who was speaking ahead of the return of the UEFA Europa League on BT Sport.
“From Chelsea’s point of view, had they done it (announced his departure) in the summer it would have had less impact. People go on holiday, cricket starts, Europeans Championships. Whereas now every week it is going to be about John.
“He has got the crowd on his side, so from his point of view he wants to stay, but he has let people know and said ‘who wants me?’ Whether it is America, or China or whoever.
“The Americans wouldn’t understand John Terry. They like someone who dribbles and beats five players.”
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