Chelsea great John Terry: Why management isn't for me

Football
4 Apr 2023 • 7:51 AM MYT
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Chelsea great John Terry has explained giving up on a management career.

After three years as assistant manager at Aston Villa, the former England captain is now back with Chelsea as a part time coaching consultant.

Terry said of his new job: "I love my role at the minute. I've got a bit of work where I'm working with the younger players.

"And I think as well, because I've been part of that process as a kid myself, I'm passing on a load of knowledge to them so I'm having conversations and stuff, which I love.

"But I enjoy my golf as well. So I want to play a bit of golf and family time as well.

"The reason I left Villa, I've not really said, but was a family reason.

"I had to kind of come back home and be with my family and stuff, just to kind of support them."

He added: "I always see myself as a coach in the long term.

"I enjoyed the coaching side of it but I have to say there were better coaches than me.

"We had Craig Shakespeare and Richard O'Kelly at Villa, they were better coaches than me.

"I always saw myself as a manager, but I went for a couple of jobs when I left [Villa], didn't get those jobs and got a bit deflated with it.

"So I've just decided against it."

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