John Terry has expressed his frustration at being overlooked for a place on Chelsea's interim coaching staff earlier this season, despite his long association with the club. The 45-year-old former captain, who works on a consultancy basis with the academy, questioned why he was not included when Calum McFarlane took temporary charge of the first team in January.
Speaking on Jimmy Bullard's Golf Life YouTube channel, Terry admitted: 'Probably more frustrated because I was certainly part of that under-21s group that went over. So even if I didn't take the team... I feel like I should have been part of them.' McFarlane led the side to a 1-1 draw against Manchester City and a defeat to Fulham before Liam Rosenior was appointed head coach.
Terry, who spent nearly 20 years at Chelsea as a player, said he does not know why the club's owners or sporting directors decided against including him. 'People have got to make decisions... and clearly ownership or whoever made those decisions, the sporting directors have gone 'no', not to include me for whatever reason - why, I don't know.'
Despite his academy role, Terry acknowledged that managing Chelsea in the future would likely require gaining more experience elsewhere. He also dismissed rumours linking him with the Oxford United job, stating: 'I hadn't spoken to them. Hadn't kind of put myself out there.' He added that he loves his part-time role with the Under-18s and Under-21s.
