Chelsea icon John Terry found himself in a humorous family dispute this week after his daughter desperately pleaded with him not to share a video capturing his raw reaction to the Blues' painful Carabao Cup exit.
Summer's Desperate Pleas Fall On Deaf Ears
The former England captain, 45, posted a TikTok clip on Tuesday night showing his disbelief as Kai Havertz's 97th-minute goal sealed Arsenal's 4-2 aggregate victory in the semi-final. The footage quickly went viral, with Terry's daughter Summer, 19, visibly embarrassed and repeatedly begging her father not to publish the content.
In the now widely-shared video, Terry turns the camera towards Summer on their couch, where she attempts to cover her face. "Don't put that anywhere please," she implores, laughing slightly but clearly serious. When Terry retorts "Say sorry," she complies but continues her campaign: "You're not putting that anywhere." The football legend insists "I am," to which Summer persists: "You're not."
Terry's Agonised Reaction To Havertz's Decisive Goal
The video captures Terry's genuine anguish in real-time as he watches the crucial moment unfold. Believing Chelsea might equalise moments before, his hopes are dashed as Havertz scores what proves to be the decisive goal.
"Offside, offside anyway. Offside. Surely he's offside. That's the end of our cup run," Terry can be heard saying to his 454,000 TikTok followers, convinced the goal should have been disallowed. "Not a bad performance from us but didn't really look like scoring all night to be honest and Arsenal have done what they needed tonight."
In truth, replays showed Havertz was comfortably onside after Declan Rice's exquisite pass around Trevoh Chalobah found the German in acres of space.
Social Media Reaction And The Tracksuit Explanation
Arsenal supporters particularly enjoyed Terry's discomfort, with one social media user writing: "Thought Kai Havertz scoring would be the best thing I watch tonight but here's John Terry recording himself thinking Chelsea will score only for Kai to win it. In his full Chelsea tracksuit ahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah."
Another questioned: "Why would he even post this? Like he had the option to press post," while a third noted: "His daughter asks him over and over not to post." Further comments included "Bro went through all five stages of grief" and "Can someone let him know he's still not offside?"
Terry did address one particular point of mockery - his choice of attire. He clarified in the post: "I'm not sitting at home in my Chelsea tracksuit, got back earlier from our Youth League Game vs PSV which we won on penalties."
Summer's Chelsea Connections And Family Life
Summer Terry is no stranger to football herself. An Instagram influencer with nearly 54,000 followers, she previously played in Chelsea's youth academy and enjoys coaching children's football. She has a twin brother, Georgie, with both children born to Terry and his wife Toni in 2006. The twins received matching Mercedes cars from their parents for their 17th birthdays.
Terry's Current Role And Coaching Ambitions
The former Chelsea captain now works part-time as a mentor in Chelsea's academy at Cobham, having seemingly abandoned ambitions of becoming a senior manager in the Premier League or EFL.
"I'm done in terms of coaching," Terry revealed last year. "I'm enjoying my life, I'm working in the Chelsea academy. My role's a part-time role, I love working with the kids, I love passing on my knowledge and experience to those boys. I don't really coach at the moment, I'm a mentor, ambassador."
He added: "I went for a couple of jobs and those days are gone for me. I'm enjoying my life a little bit, I've got my time to myself, I play a bit of golf, I'm in the academy and I have some family time as well. It's a really good balance for me."
On the pitch, Chelsea's U19s provided some consolation by securing progression to the UEFA Youth League last 16 after beating PSV 7-6 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have the opportunity to lift the second trophy of his reign next month, six years after his first FA Cup triumph, with his side set to face either Manchester City or Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final.
