Alan Hansen, in his column in the Daily Telegraph on the morning of the game, suggested Chelsea would be heading for “football Armageddon” if they lost to Bolton. Terry intimated that some of the recent press coverage had stung the Chelsea players. “We’ve read things that people don’t fear us any more, but the message from our dressing room is you don’t fear us at your own peril,” he said. “The lads were very up for this game having read a few things in the week.”