Cole: Chelsea will miss John Terry
Cole told the Daily Mail: "When I signed for Chelsea [in 2003], he was the first person to see me as I walked through the door.
"Although he's only a few months older, he put his arm around me and it was like, 'I'll look after you' like the new kid at school, like an older brother.
"Chelsea will miss that. They are a well-run club but forget everything he does on the pitch, it's the unseen things as a captain.
"I remember I was having a bit of a rough time there. He recognised it and got one of the video analysts to make a compilation of all my best bits. It was a little touch but it really lifted me.
"For him to even notice that... in football you're so focused on yourself and your own game, to have an eye on everyone else in the club is remarkable.
"You can't quantify that. He was a younger man then, as well, and to have that empathy - that's one of a million things the club will miss.
"They'll have to spend a lot of money to replace him. He'd love it out here. He'd be perfect for any club out here. Anyone would take him."
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