Chelsea legend John Terry has said that he might have to give up on his dreams to become a football manager.
He recently suggested that English managers are currently receiving fewer opportunities to progress in their coaching careers.
Speaking to the press, Terry revealed that while his passion to become a manager is still burning, the longer he has to wait for the dream to come true, the closer he’ll get to giving it up.
According to him, he is presently spending so much time waiting for the opportunity to manage at the highest level, and he does not understand why an ex-footballer of his status is struggling to get the coaching chances his playing career deserves.
Terry maintained that he captained Chelsea and England while leading both teams to major successes; therefore, he deserves the chance to be trusted with the right managerial opportunity.
The former defender stated that English managers do not get the same opportunities as foreign managers, and it is a sad reality.
“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 know why I’ve not had an opportunity, I really don’t.
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,” he said.
Terry further noted that despite going for interviews at clubs in the lower league, they keep telling him that he does not have enough experience to coach their teams.
He concluded by saying that he coached at Aston Villa for 3 solid years, and that experience is enough reason for him to believe he has all it takes to be a successful football manager.
“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,” he added.
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