Terry: The 2026 World Cup may be England’s best chance. My dream is to coach Chelsea

November 21 News Former Chelsea captain Terry is still chasing his football dream despite his brilliant career. However, in an exclusive interview with Flashscore's flagship Czech podcast LivesportDaily, he admitted that his coaching career may have missed the mark.

More than four years have passed since leaving Villa Park, and Terry admits that in the competitive world of football, if you don't move forward, you risk being left behind.

"I stayed at Aston Villa for three years and helped the team return to the Premier League. After that, I have been looking for independent coaching opportunities, but failed." Terry said, "After leaving Villa, I worked hard for two or three years, trying to find a suitable position, but in the end it didn't succeed. Now, I can only try to enjoy life."

"I have been away from coaching for too long. My dream is to coach Chelsea, but if other conditions are not met, this dream may not come true. I "Satisfied with my playing career and captaincy at Chelsea, but the recent dream may not come true."

He continued: "It's actually quite funny because when people ask me about the best moment in the Chelsea shirt or the history of the club, for me it was the game in 2012 that I didn't play in. When you stay at a football club for so long, you understand how important it is to the fans, the people within the club and the players that we strive to win over the years. To win this trophy. It's the most difficult trophy I've ever tried to win, and we were probably not favorites in that game, against Bayern Munich at their home ground and in the city."

" Cech saved a point. The goals, the shots he saved, and Drogba’s late goals, when we were already quite a bit older, in 2005/06 and 2009/10, when Barcelona scored late, we were probably the favorites. But as we got older and towards the end of our careers, there was a perception that we were going to win the Champions League. We had some top players, but at the same time, you also needed a bit of luck, and I felt like we had that at the time, so the best moment for me was seeing the people I played with and what it meant to the players and the supporters."

England's 'golden generation', despite a successful club career, failed to replicate that success at the international level. Terry was part of the so-called "golden generation" which included the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes and David Beckham. He still regrets that he was never able to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament with the Three Lions.

When asked if he knew why they failed to win the title, he said: "I don't know why. I heard other players come out and explain their reasons. I didn't feel the competition that other players felt. I didn't feel that competition in the dressing room, whether it was Manchester United players or Liverpool players. I went in and tried to bring everyone together. Maybe Liverpool and Manchester United are too competitive." Terry responded: "It's actually good because we as players don't talk about it. We don't sit down and discuss it, whether it's Frank (Lampard's) opinion or Gerrard's or Ferdinand's or whoever's, Paul Scholes's, everyone's entitled to that. Have your say. "It doesn't mean I have to agree. I can only tell you how I felt in those moments when I was playing for England, not a Chelsea player." However, they have reached the European Championship finals twice and are getting closer and closer to breaking the record of almost 60 years without a major championship.

After England qualified for the 2026 World Cup with an unbeaten record, Terry added: "This is probably our best chance. I think we have a very good squad now with young players but also experienced players like Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and John Stones, these young talents like Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Jack Grealish and Jude Bellingham. These guys have a fearless spirit and they play with no fear, so I think we have a real chance."source:bóng đá 7m cn