John Terry has named the one reason stopping him from managing Chelsea in the future.
The former Blues captain revealed his desire to take charge of his old club as he looks to return to the dugout.
The former Blues captain spent 22 years with the club as a player[/caption]
However, Terry believes ‘it’s not going to happen’ for him despite being his dream.
As a player, the defender spent 22 years at Stamford Bridge, with the final 13 of those as skipper.
During that time, Terry made 717 appearances for the club and scored 67 goals from centre-back.
He also won 15 trophies including the Champions League and five league titles.
After a season at Aston Villa, though, he retired aged 37 in 2018 before becoming an assistant manager to Dean Smith at Villa Park.
Terry remained in the role for almost three years before his departure.
The 44-year-old has yet to make the step up to a managerial role himself since.
Explaining his coaching journey, he told talkSPORT Breakfast: “I had to leave Aston Villa for personal reasons, for family reasons and stuff. But I loved my time there.
“I love coaching and after three years, I was ready to be a manager, so I came away and reset with the family.
“Then I had a couple of interviews and it was quite disappointing. In every interview I came away from they said ‘you have no experience as a number one’.
Terry is currently back at Chelsea as an academy coach[/caption]
However, he says one reason would stop him becoming first-team boss[/caption]
“I’m like, okay, how do I get that? I’m keen to get in, I want to go in and it needs to be the right team, but didn’t get my opportunity.
“I’ve stepped back and I’m part-time in the Academy at Chelsea. I love doing it and I love being around the boys and supporting them.
“In terms of my life at the minute, I’m playing a load of golf and summer’s just about to come now. I’m playing padel: I’m fit, I’m healthy, I’m with my wife, with my family, enjoying life a little bit.
“We make big sacrifices as players, you don’t see the kids on their birthdays and all things like that.
“Picking the kids up from school and dropping them off or dropping them to their friend’s house and stuff like that means everything to me.
“I think the longer I leave it, the less likely it is to happen.”
John Terry’s Chelsea trophy haul
Premier League – 5
FA Cup – 5
League Cup – 3
Champions League – 1
Europa League – 1
Community Shield – 2
Terry briefly reunited with Smith at Leicester two years ago for the final two months of the season.
He is now back at Chelsea in a role coaching in the academy but continues to dream of managing the club one day.
The ex-England international added: “I still have a dream, I’d love to go in at Chelsea one day.
“Does that happen without me doing the other levels? No, it probably doesn’t. So, realistically, it’s not going to happen for me.
“I’m comfortable with that, I’m happy, I’ve done all my badges, I’m ready. So if anything does ever come up and it’s the right opportunity, I’ll go in.”
Current boss Enzo Maresca has been in charge of the Blues since the summer.
Terry has had spells as Smith’s assistant at Villa and Leicester[/caption]
The Italian penned a five-year deal through to 2029 after joining from Leicester.
Maresca has since won 25 of his 43 matches, with Chelsea fourth in the Premier League and into the last eight of the Conference League.
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