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'I know I’d be good at it' – John Terry on managing his beloved Chelsea FC

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated Oct 22, 2025 1:42 AM ET

Blues legend John Terry has been speaking about managing his beloved Chelsea FC and believes he’d be good at it.

As always, we love hearing from John Terry on this site and know that this is a guy who bleeds blue and will always be the biggest Chelsea fan in the world.

As a player, Terry was one of the greatest ever. For me personally, I think he’s Chelsea’s best ever captain and best ever centre back. Terry is adored by the fans and he still works for the club within the academy setting.

But why has he never really gone anywhere with coaching? He had an assistant manager role at Aston Villa when he retired, but other than that it’s never gone any further. It’s a real shame.

Terry doesn’t believe it will go any further either….

Terry in managing Chelsea

He explained in a new TikTok video: ‘I’m not sure it ever happens, to be honest.

‘It’s my one last dream I have at the football club. I’ve done everything at Chelsea.

‘And for me now, the one thing that is missing is being the manager of the football club.

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

‘As a player, you retire after 22 years… Listen, 100 per cent, you learn enough to go into management.

‘The level I played at and the managers I played under.

‘But it doesn’t give you the right you go into management at a certain level. You still have to learn and understand what it takes.

‘There’s a lot more that goes into the coaching side of it. So 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 want people around me that are better coaches than me. Then 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. Will I ever get the chance? I’m not sure, without doing the other bits.

‘But when people tell you you’ve not got the experience, it’s difficult to fathom.’

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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