John Terry Fired Brutal Dig at James Maddison As ‘Hatred’ for Spurs Revealed

John Terry once fired a brutal dig at James Maddison, as his former side prepare to take on fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Terry will be hoping Chelsea can maintain their impressive record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having won on five of their previous six visits to North London.

However, Chelsea arrive in mixed form, having edged past Wolves in the Carabao Cup, after a disappointing home defeat to newly promoted Sunderland.

Meanwhile, Thomas Frank has made an impressive start at Spurs, guiding his team to third in the Premier League after nine games.

Chelsea versus Tottenham remains one of English football's most heated fixtures.

One of Terry's final meetings with Spurs came in May 2016, when Chelsea famously ended their rivals title hopes in a fiery clash that was later dubbed the 'Battle of the Bridge'.

John Terry played for Chelsea legends this year (Image: Getty)

That long-standing animosity has continued, and it was reignited earlier this year when the Spurs midfielder took a dig at Terry, following Tottenham's Europa League victory in May.

After Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0, Maddison came onto the pitch in his full kit despite missing the final, drawing comparisons to Terry following Chelsea's Champions League victory in 2012.

Maddison made a joke of the situation, posting a photo of himself, with the caption: "To kit. Full @johnterry.26 mode. Anything to say tonight John?"

Terry did not take long to respond, writing: "I remember my first trophy, ah bless them.

"Get the tequila out. Great season from you boys, you should all be proud! 16 [trophies] to go.

"After that performance I think you have a chance. You just have to live for 900 years."

He followed it up with a photo of his personal trophy cabinet, which includes five Premier League titles, five FA Cups and a Champions League.

James Maddison celebrating Spurs' Europa League victory with Brennan Johnson (Image: Getty)

Terry has made no secret of his dislike for Tottenham, and his comments during a recent talkSPORT appearance reinforced that stance.

When asked how he thought Spurs would perform under Frank this season, he replied: "Hopefully not too well.

"I think Thomas Frank is a good manager, but I don't think they're in a good place.

"I think he’s a really good manager, but the problem is I don’t think they’re in a good place based on where they finished last year."

Terry continued: "I look at Spurs and go, the foundations and the facilities are incredible, but I think it’s time for a change and someone to come in and give it a really good go.

"I’m happy for them to stay where they are.

"I hate Spurs and Spurs hate me. It’s really simple. It’s pure hate.”