Terry wants management clause in Blues contract
John Terry has revealed he spoke to Chelsea about becoming manager
at the end of a nine-year contract during contract talks at
Stamford Bridge.
The England captain last month reported there had been 'no
movement' on his contract situation at Stamford Bridge - but he
remains adamant he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his
career.
The 26-year-old confirmed that talks between himself and the club
had broken down but insisted the situation was not
irretrievable.
However, he has now revealed further details.
Terry told the BBC: 'I'd certainly like to manage one day. When we
were speaking about my contract with Chelsea we were talking about
a nine-year contract maybe with an option to manage at the end of
it.
'That is certainly the way I want to go, I want to get my badges
and then make that decision at the end of it.'
Terry also paid tribute to his boss at Stamford Bridge, Jose
Mourinho, and when asked what was so special about the Portuguese,
explained: 'Everything about the man. First and foremost he is a
great man. On a personal one to one basis he's always there for you
and if you need to speak to him his door is always open on both a
personal and football level.
'Tactically he is so spot on. We have team meetings and he doesn't
waffle on for 20,30 minutes - it's a 10-minute meeting.'
Terry admitted he would like to see David Beckham - who he
succeeded as England skipper - back in the national squad.
'Of course. He's a great player. That is Steve McClaren's decision
to pick and drop players but he is still a world-class
player.
'I was speaking to him, he is getting back fit and he would love to
come back for his country and play.
'With his good looks and everything he brought a different
perception to being England captain.
'First and foremost, he was a fantastic talent. He's been really
good with me over the last six months since I've taken over. He was
the first person along with Steven Gerrard to congratulate
me.'
Terry freely admitted England have been disappointing as they fail
to impress in their bid to qualify for Euro 2008.
However, the London-born defender cannot pinpoint the reason behind
England's poor performances.
'The group of players have come out publicly and said we have
under-achieved recently, we are not playing to the potential we can
and that is the most frustrating thing for Steve McClaren.
'We do that week in week out for our clubs but we get to that level
and the lads are just not doing it and we take that responsibility
ourselves and we need to improve - simple as that.'
