John Terry insists he should have been given the chance to take charge of Chelsea following Liam Rosenior’s sacking. Chelsea slumped to one of their worst Premier League finishes in 20 years, as they concluded the campaign in 10th position, with the club sacking Rosenior after less than four months in the role in favour of their Head of Coaching, Calum McFarlane, who managed in his place for the remaining six matches.
McFarlane had earlier taken charge for two games during the course of the season following Enzo Maresca’s sacking from the top job.
Terry, who is now the Football Academy Manager at Chelsea, believes he should have been considered for the role.
“When Chelsea were looking for an interim manager, there was no one in the academy building or the first-team building more qualified than me,” he stated. “Whether it was for one game or two games, there was no one more Chelsea than me.”
The former Chelsea captain has been working his way up the coaching ranks in recent years, including gaining his coaching badges and serving for over three years as Dean Smith’s assistant at Aston Villa. However, his journey hasn’t included a temporary spell at the helm of his boyhood club.
“It’s disappointing, but the Chelsea job is what it is at the end of the day; we need to look forward now and try to get the club back to where we’ve been and try to move forward,” he added.
