'Difficult to fathom': Chelsea legend John Terry reveals frustration at lack of managerial opportunities | OneFootball

The former Blues defender dreamed of taking up a head coach role, but has not yet had the opportunity

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John Terry has revealed it is his ‘dream’ to one day manage Chelsea, adding he does not understand why he has found coaching opportunities so hard to come by.

“I think I would be a really good number one. As a player, you retire after 22 years playing and 100 per cent you learn enough to go into management.

“That’s why I went into coaching when I finished playing. My idea and dream was to learn my trade a bit.”

He continued, saying it was ‘difficult to fathom’ that he was yet to find a full-time managerial post and admitting that his chance may never come.

John Terry’s former England team-mate Wayne Rooney has held four managerial jobs since retiring from playing

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“I went away and learnt my trade, I had some unbelievable times at Villa, I left Villa to be a number one, I thought I was ready. I think I’d be a really good number one, I enjoyed the coaching side of it.

“I'm not saying a job in the Premier League or the Championship - but a job at League One level. I didn't even get a sniff.

“I had interviews and it was just ‘you have no experience’. When I see some people managing today, it baffles me, it really does.

“I could lead the dressing room and the team like I did [as a player]. That’s what I did for 22 years at the club. I know I’d be good at it.

Plenty of Terry’s former team-mates made smoother transitions into managerial roles. Chief among them is Frank Lampard, whose Coventry side currently sits atop the Championship. He previously spent two spells in charge of Chelsea and helped Everton dodge relegation.

Former England team-mates Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney have also moved into management, with limited success.