John Terry. He's a leader and one of England's best centre backs in this 21st century.

After his retirement, he took up a coaching role at Aston Villa. However, is he really ready for the big role of being manager?

After finishing just outside of the play-off places this season, Middlesbrough will be aiming to go one step further next season and at least reach the top six.

However, they are currently managerless and will be looking to bring in a manager who can take them to the next level. That man could be John Terry, according to Talksport 2.

Here's two benefits and two drawbacks of Middlesbrough appointing the Aston Villa coach as their next manager....

Pro: He's a born leader

John Terry had so many elements to his game as a player. However, the one element that really stood out for a lot of people is the fact that he always lead his team, whether it was Chelsea, Aston Villa or the England national team.

From the outside, it seems like he has all the skills that he needs to become a top coach. Whether he'll be able to follow in the same footsteps as Frank Lampard yet remains to be seen. However, he's been part of the coaching team which has helped Dean Smith and Aston Villa to their second consecutive play-off final.

If Terry is successful in a managerial role, part of it will inevitably come down to his reputation as well as his great leadership skills.

Pro: No more Pulis-ball

Although Boro's seventh placed finish under Tony Pulis this season was very disappointing for those at the Riverside, that was not the only qualm that supporters had. Their style of play has also left a lot to be desired.

Despite their impressive defence, the Teeside club's goal record in the league was very poor. In fact, they scored less goals than the top 15 sides in the league. Even relegated Rotherham United managed to muster up more goals than Middlesbrough.

John Terry would bring in his own style of football. Some of the football might be based on Jose Mourinho's defensive style of play. However, Middlesbrough fans are just glad to see that they won't be seeing any Pulis-ball next season!

Con: Lack of managerial experience

John Terry has never managed before in the league.

For every Frank Lampard Derby County success story, there's going to be a Gary Neville Valencia-type failure. You just never know how new managers will get on in the game.

Even Paul Scholes, arguably one of England's best ever footballers, resigned from his position at Oldham Athletic after picking up poor results.

Middlesbrough will desperately be wanting to get back to the Premier League as soon as possible, as every top-half side in the Championship wants to. Appointing John Terry would be a major risk and a stark contrast to Tony Pulis, who had a wealth of experience managing in the Premier League as well as getting Stoke City promoted from the Championship in 2008.

It would also be unknown as to what coaching staff he would bring in to the club. The other coaching staff as a whole are just as important as the manager. He would need to carefully choose who he would bring in to boost his chance of managerial success.

Con: He's never far from controversy

Whilst his career was very successful, John Terry has been caught up in controversy numerous times. His racial incident with Anton Ferdinand was one of the darkest days in English football. As a result, the former Chelsea centre back was stripped of the England captaincy.

If he is to become manager, he will need to avoid these types of incidents.

Terry will really need to lead by example if Boro are to be promoted back to the top flight.