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Terry must start final - Desailly
23 January 2008
The build-up to the Wembley showdown has been dominated by rumours Blues boss Avram Grant will leave skipper Terry and vice-captain Frank Lampard out of his line-up against Tottenham.
"John Terry, he is the man - he has to play, definitely," the former France star said on BBC's Football Focus. "He's important on and off the field."
Terry and Lampard have only recently returned from around two months out injured, and Chelsea have coped extremely well in their absence, with the likes of Brazil defender Alex and Germany captain Michael Ballack coming to the fore.
Despite championing Terry's cause, Desailly can see Grant's logic in omitting Lampard.
He said: "He has an idea on Frank Lampard. He wants to play another player maybe who is a bit more fit than him.
"Maybe, the way he set up his team, he is thinking of leaving out Lampard."
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