Is John Terry the greatest defender in Premier League history? We look at the stats to see where the Chelsea icon ranks… Terry splits opinion like few other players and since he announced Chelsea will not be renewing his contract at the end of the season, the reaction has been predictably mixed.Many will not mourn the departure of one of the Premier Leagues most controversial characters, but to those who have cherished his contribution to Chelsea, there is sadness, anger and regret. Jamie Redknapp says not offering John Terry a new contract is a strange decision by Chelsea But whether you love him or loathe him, Terrys pedigree cannot be questioned. His trophy-laden career has spanned 18 Premier League campaigns, and his outstanding contribution to Chelseas last title triumph was a testament to his remarkable endurance.He is certainly not without admirers, either. John Terry has been the best Premier League defender Ive seen, the best centre-back Ive ever played against, said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp on Sunday night. Hes just been a warrior. Jamie Carragher offered a similar assessment after watching Terry lift his fourth title last season. There have been a lot of great centre-backs in Premier League history, but I think he has been the best that weve seen, he said.Terry has provided the foundations for the era of unprecedented success that has followed Roman Abramovichs takeover in 2003, and Chelseas Captain, Leader, Legend will go down in Premier League history too. Most Premier League appearances for defenders Player Appearances Jamie Carragher 508 Rio Ferdinand 504 Sol Campbell 503 John Terry 477 Sylvain Distin 467 Aaron Hughes 455 Richard Dunne 431 Gareth Southgate 426 John OShea 406 Gary Neville 400 From his debut as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Southampton in 1998 to his inspirational performance in Chelseas 1-0 win over Arsenal last weekend, Terry has made 477 Premier League appearances. Terry the Premier League legend SSNHQs Andy Burton reflects on John Terrys last six months at Chelsea. He has played under 10 different managers and been written off more than once, but he has made a habit of proving his doubters wrong, and his recent displays at Old Trafford and the Emirates Stadium show he is still at home on the big stage. John Terry impressed for Chelsea in their recent 1-0 win over Arsenal Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell may have the edge on him for Premier League appearances, but in 2014/15 he achieved something that no other outfield player has managed since Manchester Uniteds Gary Pallister in 1992/93 when he played in every minute of every game of title-winning season. Its no mean feat for a man who turned 34 that year. Zouma shocked by Terry exit Kurt Zouma admits that he is surprised at Chelseas decision not to renew John Terrys contract. Terry played a pivotal role in Chelseas 17 clean sheets in 2014/15, and his overall record of 212 shut-outs is unrivalled among Premier League defenders. No current defender even features in the top 10, and Terry will be aiming to add to his tally before the end of the campaign. Most Premier League clean sheets for defenders Player Clean sheets John Terry 212 Jamie Carragher 195 Rio Ferdinand 189 Sol Campbell 153 Gary Neville 148 Ashley Cole 147 Gareth Southgate 136 Sami Hyypia 125 Denis Irwin 123 William Gallas 122 His clean sheets total gives him a rate of 44.4 per cent, which is only fractionally bettered by Tony Adams and Nemanja Vidic of defenders to have made at least 200 Premier League appearances. Clean sheet percentage for defenders (min 200 apps) Player Appearances Clean sheets Clean sheet % Tony Adams 255 115 45.1% Nemanja Vidic 211 95 45.0% John Terry 477 212 44.4% Gary Pallister 261 104 39.8% Sami Hyypia 318 125 39.3% Terry also ranks highly for win percentage, with 302 Premier League victories in 477 games giving him a win rate of 63.3 per cent. That puts him well ahead of the likes of Carragher, Ferdinand and Campbell, and means he also ranks in the top 10 for defenders with a minimum of 200 appearances. Premier League win percentage for defenders (min 200 apps) Player Appearances Wins Win % Nemanja Vidic 211 149 70.6% Patrice Evra 273 186 68.1% Phil Neville 263 175 66.5% Gary Neville 400 256 64.0% Mikael Silvestre 275 176 64.0% John Terry 477 301 63.3% Ashley Cole 385 240 62.3% Gael Clichy 290 178 61.4% Vincent Kompany 215 130 60.5% Pablo Zabaleta 200 118 59.0% Terry doesnt just prevent goals, either. The former England captain is a major threat in the opposition penalty box and has a knack of popping up in the right place at the right time. John Terry scored his 40th Premier League goal in Chelseas 3-3 draw with Everton last month He is the highest-scoring defender in Premier League history with 40, and that total is all the more impressive considering none of them have come from the penalty spot. Most Premier League goals from defenders Player Goals John Terry 40 David Unsworth 38 (inc. 22 penalties) Ian Harte 28 (inc. 10 penalties) Leighton Baines 26 (inc. 15 penalties) William Gallas 25 Terrys departure will mark the end of an era. And while he remains a polarising figure, the statistics show he has a strong case to be considered the greatest defender in Premier League history.Do you think Terry is the greatest? Leave a comment below or tweet us your thoughts @SkyFootball Also See: Wenger rules out Terry deal Zouma shocked by Terry exit Terry the Premier League legend Wesley Woodyard Jersey .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Corey Levin Jersey .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. http://www.cheaptitansjerseysonline.com/?tag=matt-dickerson-jersey-online . 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James Sutherland, Cricket Australias chief executive, has claimed the national team had near identical preparation to South Africa despite the facts telling a rather different story.As the hosts came to terms with another disastrous batting display on day one of the Hobart Test, Sutherland said that Steven Smiths team could not blame their preparation for the poor results achieved so far this summer, following on from a 5-0 ODI defeat in South Africa and a 3-0 away pasting at the hands of Sri Lanka before that.Ive heard a little bit of commentary around preparation and I think its interesting. The first thing is that every summer is a little bit different, Sutherland said on ABC Radio. If we cast our minds forward to next year there will be more opportunities for Shield cricket, thats a different schedule again because the season will start later.But also that criticism around the preparation, I dont think the preparation is anything that Australian cricket can complain about because South Africa have had the same schedule in terms of preparation as we have. We have both played each other in one-day matches in October, came through here, had various forms of long-form or other preparatory matches.They played a game in Adelaide under lights as Shield cricket played under lights. So if you draw that comparison the team we are playing against hasnt had any different preparation. So yes, ideally you might have a different preparation but the fact of the matter is you cant.In contradiction of Sutherlands words, Australias players did not get the chance to play even a single match with a red ball in between the Sri Lanka and South Africa Test series. By contrast, many of South Africas players - those not taking part in the ODIs at home - were able to play first-class cricket during this period, and then had two warm-up matches in contrast to the one (pink ball) Shield game played before the Perth Test.Sutherland noted that there was a wider effort currently being undertaken at ICC level to reduce the amount of international cricket played while adding the context of league structures across each format. Such a move would in turn allow more room for domestic schedules to breathe.The reality is the future tours program requires us to play a certain amount of cricket at home and whatever we play at home weve got tto reciprocate away, he said.dddddddddddd. So the complexity around that is greater because most countries share the same season as us. So we have to find ourselves playing matches like we did this year in October against South Africa. We couldnt play them earlier because thats not their season, their season is October. We are having them and then Pakistan later in our peak season.From that perspective the schedule is difficult and at ICC level its something were working very hard on to try and get more structure to refine the way in which international cricket is played and to be honest ultimately play less international cricket so that its more valuable and is not these random series that crop up all the time. That we have context through some sort of a league structure. The hope is there will be less international cricket which allows gaps in preparation but also ideally for international cricket to be more valuable and precious.Responding to criticism directed at the captain Steven Smith, Sutherland said that while all were impatient for immediate success, there was a strong belief within CA that Smith was the right man for the job - as evidenced by his steely innings while the rest fell around him on day one at Bellerive Oval.Were certainly very conscious of the fact that Steve has come into the role much younger...than any of his four or five predecessors, Sutherland said. I had a look the other day - you go back to Border, Taylor, Waugh, Ponting, Clarke...between 29 and 34 I think they came into the captaincy of the Australian team. Steve was 26. All of them came in being world-class batsmen. But I dont think if you look back in history, certainly in my time [as CEO], none of them have made an easy or smooth transition into the job.Its a big step up and its a real challenge and even more so if you dont have the players around you that are performing as well as they might or could or whatever. So that added challenge is there. But we have a very high regard for Steve Smith as a person, as a leader, and obviously as a cricketer and we think that with his support and as he builds the team around him and they perform hes got a very bright future as a leader for a long time. 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