CHELSEA legend John Terry believes Blues bosses stopped him getting involved when the club was plunged into crisis.
Terry was frustrated he was not part of the first-team staff for the Premier League game at days after boss left the club.
John Terry has expressed his frustration at being snubbed for a first-team coaching roleLIVECredit: Alamy
The former and captain has a part-time role as a mentor at Chelsea’s Academy, which includes working with the Under-21 and Under-18 teams.
But when and took some of his U21 staff with him, Terry was not included.
And he believes the club’s owners or sporting directors intervened to stop him being involved.
Asked in an interview during a tournament whether he was annoyed by the snub, Terry said: “Not annoyed, probably more frustrated because I was certainly part of that 21s group that went over.
“So even if I didn’t take the team…Calum took the team, done really well, got a result out the game.
“I feel like I should have been part of that.
“Now listen, people have got to make decisions. I love it when people make decisions and they go ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
“Clearly the ownership or whoever made those decisions, the sporting directors, have gone ‘no’ not to include me for whatever reason, I don’t know why.”
Calum McFarlane was given the interim head coach role before Liam Rosenior’s hiringCredit: Shutterstock
At the time of Maresca’s exit, some Chelsea fans were calling for “Captain Leader Legend” Terry to be given the chance to steady the ship.
McFarlane, along with U21 assistants Andy Ross and James Simmonds, U21 analyst Adam Keep, and existing set-piece coach Bernardo Cueva were the backroom team for the game at City on January 4th.
The Blues went behind in the first half but
McFarlane also took charge of the 2-1 defeat at three days later.
When succeeded Maresca as head coach, McFarlane was promoted to the first-team staff.
Terry was speaking on the @GOLFLIVECREW Youtube channel at a tournament with fellow ex-pros in Thailand earlier this year.
Chelsea have been approached for comment.
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