John Terry fears he'll never get Frank Lampard or Steven Gerrard chance at Chelsea

John Terry has confessed to still dreaming of managing Chelsea, but he's "not sure it will ever happen" and wonders why the opportunity hasn't presented itself yet. The former defender had a successful career as a player, winning the Premier League four times with the Blues. He also secured the Champions League and multiple FA Cups.

Terrywas part of England's 'Golden Generation' of players, many of whom have transitioned into management roles with their playing careers paving the way. Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney have both had managerial stints, as has Terry's ex-team-mate Frank Lampard.

Currently, he's at the helm of Coventry, who are leading the Championship, but he was appointed by Chelsea after only a year of managing Derby. Terry sought to gain experience by spending three years as an assistant at Aston Villa from 2018 to 2021. He then took on a coaching consultancy role at Chelsea before a stint at Leicester City, reports the Mirror.

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He's now working as an academy coach at Chelsea, but he's coming to terms with the possibility that the top job may never be his. In a TikTok video, he stated: "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."