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Ola Aina backs John Terry to be a coaching hit at Aston Villa

Nigeria international Ola Aina has backed his former Chelsea teammate John Terry to be a big success at Aston Villa after being appointed assistant coach at the Championship side.

The former England captain officially announced his retirement from playing on October 7 and was unveiled at Villa three days later, where he'll assist new head coach Dean Smith following the dismissal of Steve Bruce.

Terry, who made 32 appearances for Villa last season, spent 19 years at Chelsea, briefly overlapping with Aina before the former's departure in 2017.

"My time has been spent playing with him at Chelsea and against him at Villa," the Torino loanee told Goal.