John Terry Responds to Critics Doubting His Qualifications for Chelsea Manager Role

JOHN TERRY has hit back at fans who say he is not qualified enough to become Chelsea’s next manager.

on New Year’s Day following tension with the BlueCo board and owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.

John Terry hit back at fans who say he is not qualified enough to become Chelsea’s next managerCredit: Getty

Chelsea are now in the process of replacing Maresca with

Former Hull and Brighton full-back Rosenior currently manages Strasbourg – Chelsea’s sister side in France.

The appointment is due to divide Blues faithful – as evident by Chelsea Fan TV’s posts asking supporters who they want in charge.

One fan, named Steve, called for club icon Terry to take charge on an interim basis until the end of the season.

The opinion was hit with backlash due to Terry’s inexperience managing teams – having only worked as assistant manager at Aston Villa.

But the former Blues captain – who won FIVE Premier League titles – responded to the naysayers in the comment section.

To one he said: “I have every qualification going, on top of that nobody in the world is more Chelsea than me.”

Another he argued: “I have every qualification going, I have 3 years coaching experience in the premier league with Aston Villa.

“On top of that nobody is more Chelsea than me. For us to be top again we need a top manager as yes that would rule me out but please don’t say I’m under qualified!”

Terry, who won the Champions League in 2012, was released by in 2017 before spending a season at Villa, where he retired.

The former England captain spent three seasons as Dean Smith’s assistant at Villa – before returning to Chelsea to help coach their academy.

Terry – who shut down suggestions he was in talks for the Oxford job – previously told SunSport he was

He said: “I’m done in terms of coaching. I’m enjoying my life, I’m working in the Chelsea academy.

“My role’s a part-time role, I love working with the kids, I love passing on my knowledge and experience to those boys.”

He added: “I absolutely wanted it.

“When I went into Villa I got great experience under Dean Smith and we got promotion, which was incredible.

“As an assistant coach in the Premier League and the experience I’ve had as a player and an individual captain in both Chelsea and England, I thought that would be enough to get me a job.

“I’m not saying a job in the Premier League or the Championship — but a job at League One level.

“I didn’t even get a sniff. I had interviews and it was just ‘you have no experience’.

“When I see some people managing today, it baffles me, it really does.

“In terms of ‘am I frustrated?’, yes, absolutely because I have a lot of good attributes to be a really good coach or a really good manager but, unfortunately, that’s not happened.”

Liam Rosenior is frontrunner to become Chelsea’s next managerCredit: AFP