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Robbie Savage: 'Shame John Terry doesn't think others can express opinions'

Robbie Savage says that it is a "shame" that Chelsea captain John Terry does not think that "99% of the football industry" are entitled to an opinion.

Former Premier League footballer Robbie Savage has hit back at John Terry by claiming that the Chelsea captain does not think that "99% of the football industry" are entitled to an opinion.

Terry responded to criticism from Savage, who works as a pundit for BT Sport, by claiming that he will only listen to critique from ex-players like Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Rio Ferdinand.

The Chelsea skipper selected those three as examples of footballers-turned-pundits who have won many trophies in their careers, as opposed to Savage, whom Terry described as playing at a "really bad level".

In his column for The Mirror, Savage wrote: "John is entitled to his opinion. It's just a shame he thinks 99% of the football industry - those of us who have not won the title or Champions League medals - is unqualified to express theirs.

"From the most casual fan to World Cup winners, football is all about opinions. Managers pick teams based on their opinion of players. Chairmen hire and fire managers based on opinions in the boardroom.

"Journalists and pundits are employed to convey opinions based on what they see. Fans in pubs, schools, factories and offices argue about football on a daily basis. If criticism is only valid when it comes from old team-mates who played at the very highest level, the game is doomed."

Chelsea are currently 15th in the Premier League table after losing six of their 11 games and winning just three.

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Chelsea's English defender John Terry reacts at the final whistle in the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge in London on October 3, 2015. Southampton won the game 3-1.
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