Chelsea captain John Terry believes he has proved a point to Rafael Benitez after captaining his club to a fourth Premier League title.
Terry continued his record of being an ever-present in the league this season as Jose Mourinho s side beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on Sunday to open up an unassailable advantage with three games still to play.
The former England skipper s career stagnated when Benitez took interim charge of Chelsea in the 2012-13 campaign, but Terry has been revitalised under Mourinho.
One person said, they know who they are, I couldn t play twice in a week and I proved them wrong, the 34-year-old told Sky Sports.
I ve got great players and a great manager [around me].
Reflecting on Chelsea s first title since 2010, secured by Eden Hazard s headed rebound after the Belgian s penalty had been saved by Julian Speroni, Terry added: It s an unbelievable feeling. We ve worked so hard, so to get over the line is great.
It was a bit nervous they [Palace] are a good side and made it difficult. Thankfully Eden got the goal and we won the game.
This is what I live for. It s been five years since we ve won it. The first one was special and [when] you go four or five years without it hurts. So I ll really enjoy it today.
