Former Arsenal player, Ray Parlour has tipped England and Chelsea legend, John Terry to be a successful manager amid interest from several Championship clubs.
The former Gunners midfielder reiterated his belief that the former Chelsea defender, considering his experience and trophies won over the years, can take up any coaching job in the Championship.
Terry had been at the top of his career before retirement. He was considered one of the best central defenders during his playing time in the Premier League.
The 40-year-old has a lot of achievements and trophies to his name from his playing days. He won the UEFA club defender of the year in 2005, 2008 and 2009.
He also won the PFA Player’s Player of the year award in 2005 and was included in the FIFPro World XI for five consecutive seasons from 2005-2009.
Terry made 530 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions making him part of a few Chelsea players to make 500 appearances for the Blues.
With the Blues, he won five Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one Champions League and one Europa League title.
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Speaking about his achievement and experiences, Ray believes that, Terry, having previously worked at Aston Villa under Dean Smith as an assistant coach for three seasons in the Championship before gaining promotion to the Premier League, could be a success in the Championship should he opt for any job there.
Speaking to Talksport, Ray said;
“It would have to be somewhere with ambition,’ Parlour said about Terry’s next destination. ‘You’ve got to be backed from the board.
“It needs to be a club that wants to go forward, wants to build and an owner to say, “we’ll back you”.
“Sometimes it doesn’t work for managers,” Parlour added. “But if it does, then John Terry, with all his experience and medals he’s won during his career, it could be brilliant.”
Terry left his job as an assistant coach at Aston Villa this summer. Reports said that he is taking a break to study other coaching styles before thinking of his next possible move.
From the experiences gathered so far after being tutored by some of the best coaches around the world, plus being an assistant coach for three seasons, do you think Ray Parlour is right about John Terry taking up a job in the Championship? Let us know in the comments section.
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