John Terry and Frank Lampard backed to become Chelsea boss and assistant manager by Ray Wilkins
Wilkins believes Blues should turn to two former fan favourites if manager's job becomes available
RAY WILKINS has backed John Terry to start his managerial career at Chelsea – and believes Frank Lampard should be his assistant.
JT is a Blues legend having spent 19 years playing for the first team before joining Aston Villa last summer.
Terry won five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, the Europa League and the Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge.
While close pal and fellow fan favourite Lampard, now retired, topped the table three times during his 13-year playing career in west London.
And should Antonio Conte be shown the door by Roman Abramovich, former Blues player Wilkins reckons the pair should get the chance to prove their worth as top-flight tacticians.
He told : “Why not? They took a chance with AVB all those years ago. Why not give it to them and let them have a bash at it?
“They know the club inside out, they are absolutely adored by everybody at the football club and it can only be a good thing that those two are given half an opportunity.
“When you have been a top, top footballer, you understand the mentality of the top, top player.
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“I look at Roy Keane. I thought he would be a fantastic manager but when he went down the leagues, I would imagine that Roy couldn’t accept the fact that someone couldn’t pass the ball from here to the wall and he would get rather annoyed by it.
“The lower you go down, the more repetitive it becomes, so stay where you are used to and what you now because you the know the mentality of the player you are dealing with.
“John should go in at a top, top Championship club or Premier League club.”
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