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Chelsea captain Terry upset with FA Cup exit, but...

Chelsea skipper John Terry insists there's no finger pointing after their FA Cup humiliation by Bradford City.

Many of the fringe players failed to impress and appeared to not take Bradford's threat seriously after going two goals in front.

The 34-year-old is upset at the chance of missing out on winning the trophy for a sixth time, but says the dressing room will stay united.

Terry told the London Evening Standard: "We are in it together, we win and lose together and take responsibility as a group of players. We will regroup.

"The result is there for everyone to reflect on and it's spread across the newspapers and stuff. But the quicker we forget it the better and our focus is completely on the Liverpool game now.

"It hurts me massively to be out of the competition, but it doesn't hurt me more than anybody else. It hurts us all.

"We realise how big it is and the players come out, see the fans and what it means to clubs lower down. That's what it should mean to us and it does. That's why we're so disappointed.

"The FA Cup is huge, you grow up on it, even the foreign guys understand it and know what it's all about. We knew what to expect and were in control at 2-0 up, but they scored just before half-time and it was difficult from there on in."

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