The England legend fears his old club winning the Premier League for the first time since 2017 is out of the question for quite a while.
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But JT claims to have no doubts over Pochettino, despite Chelsea sitting just ninth in the Prem, 12 points off the top four.
Ex-Tottenham chief Poch spent £448.5million on players over the summer.
But many of last year’s signings has so far been poor value for money, notably £107m Enzo Fernandez and especially £115m record buy Moises Caicedo.
However, Terry is well placed to deliver his positive verdict.
He won the Prem five times and the Champions League once as a Chelsea player from 1998-2017.
JT, 43, then returned to Stamford Bridge last year to do some academy coaching.
And after picking up a Player Career gong at at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, he said: “Unfortunately, Chelsea are a little bit off it at the moment.
“But given time – the manager needs time – Poch is a great manager. I’ve seen him work on a daily basis.”
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However, the 78-cap former centre-back is also realistic.
Terry added: “We are a young squad of players as well, but we are a long way off of the likes of Man City and Liverpool at the moment.”
“I think we’re seeing cycles. I think when I look back 10, 15 years ago, ‘Man United were dominating the Premier League.
“Chelsea come along, we dominated for a little bit. Now Pep and Man City are dominating.”
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