Chelsea’s Captain, Leader, Legend: John Terry will still come back one day

It has been three years since John Terry said farewell to the Stamford Bridge crowd. The Chelsea Captain, Leader, and Legend will still come back one day.

Three years ago, Chelsea’s very own Captain, Leader, and Legend John Terry played his last match for the club he devoted the vast majority of his career towards. Some of his last words in his farewell speech were “I will be back one day“.

Since then, he went to Aston Villa for a year, nearly leading them to promotion. The following season, he joined their coaching staff and successfully aided Dean Smith in defeating Frank Lampard’s Derby County for promotion. He is still awaiting his homecoming, whenever play might resume.

But Terry was not referring to returning as an opposition assistant coach. He was not even saying he was to return simply as a fan. Terry was saying he would return as part of the Blue infrastructure at some point. That promise may be further out than it used to be, but it is still very much one he intends to keep.

The main delay will be his current separation from the club. Chelsea opted not to renew him for another year back in 2017 as they had done several years prior but Terry felt as though he still had more to give. He joined the recently relegated Aston Villa to prove that and prove it he did. They did not get promoted with him in their back line, but they surely got closer than they would have otherwise.

Then he joined their coaching staff. No one would mistake him for an “Aston Villa man” now but he surely does feel a kinship towards the club that saw the close of one of his careers and the start of his next. If Smith were to be fired, it would not be surprising at all to see Terry promoted to the manager position. It also surely will not be long before another club tries to make a move for him.

That club is, unfortunately, not likely to be Chelsea. While Terry remains an assistant for now, his career aspiration is not to play second fiddle. He loves and respects Lampard, and Lampard was his vice captain for many years, but Terry does not want to be an assistant forever. Lampard is seemingly locked in for a bit and Terry is unlikely to succeed him as things are currently going, so Terry’s return may be awhile yet.

The only coaching role that Chelsea might be able to offer Terry that may temporarily pique

It has been three years since John Terry said farewell to the Stamford Bridge crowd. The Chelsea Captain, Leader, and Legend will still come back one day.
Three years ago, Chelsea’s very own Captain, Leader, and Legend John Terry played his last match for the club he devoted the vast majority of his career towards. Some of his last words in his farewell speech were “I will be back one day”.

Since then, he went to Aston Villa for a year, nearly leading them to promotion. The following season, he joined their coaching staff and successfully aided Dean Smith in defeating Frank Lampard’s Derby County for promotion. He is still awaiting his homecoming, whenever play might resume.

But Terry was not referring to returning as an opposition assistant coach. He was not even saying he was to return simply as a fan. Terry was saying he would return as part of the Blue infrastructure at some point. That promise may be further out than it used to be, but it is still very much one he intends to keep.

The main delay will be his current separation from the club. Chelsea opted not to renew him for another year back in 2017 as they had done several years prior but Terry felt as though he still had more to give. He joined the recently relegated Aston Villa to prove that and prove it he did. They did not get promoted with him in their back line, bu they surely got closer than they would have otherwise.

Then he joined their coaching staff. No one would mistake him for an “Aston Villa man” now but he surely does feel a kinship towards the club that saw the close of one of his careers and the start of his next. If Smith were to be fired, it would not be surprising at all to see Terry promoted to the manager position. It also surely will not be long before another club tries to make a move for him.

That club is, unfortunately, not likely to be Chelsea. While Terry remains an assistant for now, his career aspiration is not to play second fiddle. He loves and respects Lampard, and Lampard was his vice captain for many years, but Terry does not want to be an assistant forever. Lampard is seemingly locked in for a bit and Terry is unlikely to succeed him as things are currently going, so Terry’s return may be awhile yet.

The only coaching role that Chelsea might be able to offer Terry that may temporarily peak his interest is management of one of the youth teams. That would allow him to get some first hand management experience under his belt in a more controlled environment than professional football. But obviously that notion would fall away if Terry was offered the Aston Villa job upon their (seemingly inevitable) relegation.

Terry will return but his path back will be a long a winding one. Even returning in the opposition dugout whenever play resumes will be a nice moment, but everyone is waiting for the day where he dons that Chelsea badge once again.

his interest is management of one of the youth teams. That would allow him to get some firsthand management experience under his belt in a more controlled environment than professional football. But obviously that notion would fall away if Terry was offered the Aston Villa job upon their (seemingly inevitable) relegation.

Terry will return but his path back will be a long a winding one. Even returning in the opposition dugout whenever play resumes will be a nice moment, but everyone is waiting for the day where he dons that Chelsea badge once again.