Terry works as a part-time mentor in Chelsea’s academy and the former captain said he is ‘worried’ by the direction of the club
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Former Chelsea captain John Terry says he is “worried” about the future of the club and the “position we are in” following the sacking of Liam Rosenior.
Terry, who works as a part-time mentor in Chelsea’s academy, also confirmed he had not received a call about helping interim manager Calum McFarlane.
Rosenior was sacked just three months into a six-year contract and with Chelsea looking unlikely to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Under-21s coach McFarlane will take charge until the end of the season, having overseen the draw at Manchester City following the departure of Enzo Maresca earlier this campaign.
“I sit here worrying tonight about what is going to happen with our football club,” Terry said on his TikTok account. “Looking at us needing a manager after the weekend, I’m not sure when ownership are going to make a decision and bring a new manager in.
“Is a real top manager going to come to Chelsea Football Club at the moment in the position we are in? Can’t buy players, looking like we are going to have to sell potentially and that will be our best players, which is always tough. We will not be playing in European football, I hope I am wrong.
“[I’m] really, really frustrated, and worried more importantly. I feel the anger, feel the frustration of the Chelsea supporters.
“But listen, I’ve seen 17 managers in my era come and go as Chelsea captain. What the players have to do is just get together and really focus on the weekend’s game and forget about all the noise around and everything.
“We have a massive game, it is really difficult, but also really easy to do as players to forget the noise and focus on what’s ahead of you and that is the Leeds game at the weekend. We’ve seen this time and time and time again, but maybe the future isn’t as clear as we’ve always seen.”
Former Chelsea captain Terry works two days a month in his mentor role at the club’s academy
Former Chelsea captain Terry works two days a month in his mentor role at the club’s academy
In February, Terry said he was “frustrated” at being overlooked for the Chelsea interim role following the departure of Maresca. He said he “should have been a part” of the caretaker group that oversaw the draw at Manchester City.
“I am not sure what Calum’s backroom staff is going to look like, I have not had a call, I have not had a message,” Terry added in his TikTok post. “I will be continuing my role in the academy, I will be in the academy tomorrow, a big couple of games coming up.
“We will all get behind Calum, he did a great job away against Man City previously and we will get behind the boys because that is what we do.'