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title: "Aston Villa: John Terry continues to be linked to Derby County job"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-john-terry-continues-to-be-linked-to-derby-county-job/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2020-11-27T15:30:12Z"
modified: "2020-11-27T15:30:12Z"
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# Aston Villa: John Terry continues to be linked to Derby County job

**Rumours continue to circulate around the possibility of Aston Villa assistant manager John Terry becoming the manager of Championship side Derby County.**

### The latest speculation around John Terry

According to the [Derby Telegraph](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-next-manager-terry-4739920), the rumours of Terry taking up the vacant managerial role have intensified due to a massive shift in odds.

He has been [linked](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/11/10/john-terry-linked-with-derby-manager-job/) a few times since the job became available following the sacking of Phillip Cocu.

### Terry should stay at Aston Villa

Derby are currently bottom of the league and six points from safety with 13 games played ([BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table)). It is easy to see why Cocu was sacked. However, this job would be a massive challenge for the former England defender.

Many raved over his very-experienced playing career, with Rio Ferdinand calling his performances ‘[outstanding](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/01/rio-ferdinand-praises-john-terry-chelsea)‘. However he doesn’t have that same experience as a manager yet, and taking such a difficult position would put him at risk of starting his coaching career on the wrong foot.

Meanwhile at Aston Villa, he is gaining a lot of crucial experience. Surviving [last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/startseite/verein/405) and the hopeful progression into a [mid-table](https://www.sofascore.com/tournament/football/england/premier-league/17) side in the Premier League this term are valuable experiences for a young coach.

Terry should look to stay at Aston Villa for now, but who knows how long he will remain alongside Dean Smith.

***In other news, one Premier League flop has been linked to the club. Have a read who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/aston-villa-thauvin-discusses-his-future-after-champions-league-loss/)!***