Bitter Jerry Terry rages at being snubbed for management roles by English clubs: 'Difficult to fathom!'

The centre-back was at the heart of the Blues' defence for the best part of two decades, lifting league trophies under Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Antonio Conte.

After 19 years in the senior squad at Stamford Bridge, the England international spent his final season at Aston Villa in the Championship.

And it was at Villa Park where Terry experienced his first taste of coaching, becoming then-boss Dean Smith’s right-hand man. He also had a short spell at Leicester City and currently works part-time at Chelsea.

But the opportunities have dried up for the former defender - and he finds it simply “difficult to fathom” why he hasn’t been given the chance yet.

In a social media clip, Terry said: “I’m not sure it ever happens, to be honest. It's my one last dream I have at the football club. I've done everything at Chelsea. And for me now, the one thing that is missing is being the manager of the football club.

“That's why I went into coaching when I finished playing. My idea and dream was to learn my trade a bit. As a player, you retire after 22 years… Listen, 100 per cent, you learn enough to go into management; the level I played at and the managers I played under.

“But it doesn't give you the right to go into management at a certain level. You still have to learn and understand what it takes.

“There's a lot more that goes into the coaching side of it. So I went away and learnt my trade, I had some unbelievable times at Villa. I left Villa to be a number one, I thought I was ready. I think I'd be a really good number one; I enjoyed the coaching side of it.

“I want people around me who are better coaches than me. Then I could lead the dressing room and the team like I did [as a player]. That's what I did for 22 years at the club.

“I know I'd be good at it. Will I ever get the chance? I'm not sure, without doing the other bits. But when people tell you you've not got the experience, it's difficult to fathom.”

During his search, he has seen former team-mates Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, and Michael Carrick all given significant opportunities to coach. Jack Wilshere was just given the manager role at League One Luton Town.

Former Blues team-mate Frank Lampard was even given the “dream” chance to manage Chelsea on two separate occasions.

“When I went into Villa, I got great experience under Dean Smith and we got promotion, which was incredible,” Terry continued.

“As an assistant coach in the Premier League and the experience I've had as a player and an individual captain in both Chelsea and England, I thought that would be enough to get me a job.

“I’m not saying a job in the Premier League or the Championship - but a job at League One level.”

Despite his best efforts, Terry has been unable to break into management. He tried and failed in the interview process for Derby County due to inexperience, although they have handed managerial debuts to both Rooney and Lampard.

Terry has also expressed interest in Bournemouth and Bristol City jobs, but to no avail.

He concluded: “I didn't even get a sniff. I had interviews and it was just 'you have no experience'. When I see some people managing today, it baffles me, it really does.

“In terms of 'am I frustrated', yes, absolutely, because I have a lot of good attributes to be a really good coach or a really good manager, but, unfortunately, that hasn't happened.”

While Terry made 78 appearances for England, he was stripped of the captaincy in 2012 after being charged by the FA for using racial language against Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, brother of then-team-mate Rio.

He was fined £220,000 and banned for four games, with a spokesman for Terry at the time expressing his “disappointment” with the decision.

A decade on from the scandal, Terry, who denied the charges at the time, said that racism is “unacceptable” in an interview with The Times.