Chelsea and England captain John Terry revealed he cannot remember anything from the moment he walked out for the second half of the Carling Cup until he woke up in the ambulance on the way to hospital.
Terry swallowed his tongue, stopped breathing and was left concussed by Abou Diaby's boot during Chelsea's 2-1 Carling Cup triumph over Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium yesterday.
Terry's head injury was so serious that players immediately summoned medical assistance from the bench and he was treated for five minutes before being carried off on a stretcher.
The Blues skipper, who returned from hospital to join in the celebrations after the game, said: "I just said to the lads I didn't remember.
"I remember walking out for the second half and nothing else until waking up in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
"I had the scan and they said it's okay. It was great to be back [with the lads], they were different class.
"I'm still feeling a bit groggy though.
"It's thanks to the lads as I didn't have much part to play in the second half. Throughout the competition they've been spot on."
Two goals from Didier Drogba clinched Chelsea's second Carling Cup success in three years after Arsenal's Theo Walcott had given the Gunners an early lead.
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