John Terry has claimed he is “worried” about the direction in which Chelsea are heading and has questioned whether or not the club can still attract top managers.
Former Chelsea captain Terry has also confirmed that he has once again not been asked to be part of Calum McFarlane’s interim staff, following the sacking of head coach Liam Rosenior.
Terry, who is involved in a takeover bid for Colchester United, is still working part-time for Chelsea with the club’s academy. But that has not stopped him expressing many of the fears shared by supporters about the current situation at Stamford Bridge.
In a video that Terry posted on his social media on Wednesday, Terry said: “‘I sit here worrying tonight about what is going to happen with our football club.
“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. Really, really frustrated and worried more importantly. I feel the anger, feel the frustration of the Chelsea supporters.”
Terry had admitted that he was “frustrated” not to be asked to take charge of the first team when Enzo Maresca left Chelsea in January and he confirmed he has not been contacted to help out McFarlane this time.
“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,” said Terry on Wednesday night. “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.”
McFarlane’s first game in charge of his second interim spell is Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United and Terry added: “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.”