Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink is convinced Blues skipper John Terry has all the makings of a future manager at Stamford Bridge.

"In some players, not just here but in other clubs as well, you see while they are playing that they might be managers inside already," said Hiddink.

"Most of the time in the midfield positions or at centre-back these guys are already leaders in the team. I like it always as a manager, players who you can make your plan with to execute things on the pitch.

"In my own younger career, I also had other examples of that - players who are now good managers. I had in my first spell with PSV Eindhoven, Ronald Koeman. You could see he was already a very tactically strong leader, of course.

"Quique Sanchez Flores, I had in Valencia. These players think how a team can play and they have their ideas as well."

While the Dutchman believes Terry has what it takes to follow in their footsteps, he insists the 35-year old defender should gain experience as part of another manager's backroom staff first.

"Terry won't be ready in one or two years, but of course, if they get experience, most of the time it's good to go and be the first or second assistant, and have the experience from the other side.

"Many players think they can do it overnight, but I doubt that. I think the best thing is to get the practice and experience not to be one of the squad, but go on the other side and have the experience with the manager, how to deal with training, man management and a lot of other things you have to deal with.

"Sometimes we managers think we can manipulate every second of the game, which I do not think is true. But then you need, in my opinion, the tactical, strategic and very strong players who become managers. He can be one of them."