Former Chelsea star John Terry ready to give up on manager dream

John Terry has revealed he might give up his dreams of becoming a football manager after series of rejections and inability to get a coaching role.

Undoubtedly one of the best defenders of his generation, Terry still works part time at Chelsea’s academy. However, he wants something bigger.

Despite his good record as a player, Terry has never been able to land a job as a manager and his ultimate ambition was to manage his old club. Terry had a spell as an assistant at Aston Villa, has come close to getting jobs but says he has got frustrated by not getting a chance.

Terry said: “My passion has not diminished at all. Of course I want to be a manager. It’s time consuming, I’m watching games, re-watching games and I’m doing courses, I’m spending so much time waiting for this opportunity.

“The longer it goes on, the more likely I will just have to draw a line and say: ‘you know what? I’m going to focus on other things.’ I’ve captained Chelsea, I’ve captained my country and led those teams to many successes. I don’t why I’ve not had an opportunity, I really don’t.

John Terry also worked as an assistant coach for Leicester City. (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)

“I don’t think English managers get the same opportunities. I think we get blown away by foreign managers that have dominated leagues which are not at the top level and yet still get the opportunities in the UK and the Premier League.

“I’ve interviewed for clubs in the lower league and the feedback has come back and they say I have no experience for a start and my three years at Villa kind of means nothing. I absolutely loved my time at Villa. I feel I am ready. I know I am ready. I’ve done all my badges and I’m watching so much football.

“I have a good balance of life, I’m in a happy place. I’m doing some work away, I’m spending a bit of time with the family and part time at Chelsea working with the kids so I’ve got a really nice balance in life.”

While Terry has found it hard to get a coaching job, the likes of Frank Lampard, Vincent Kompany and Mikel Arteta – who are also ex-players- have gone on to make a name for themselves in the coaching world.