Former Dutch player Ruud Van Nistelrooy has just had a few matches leading his old club MU as interim coach, very successfully. And now, he has been appointed as the official coach of Leicester Club. Not long before, MU chose Ruben Amorim, a coach so famous that he needs no introduction. Here, I just want to remind you: Amorim is also a Portuguese player who has participated in the World Cup twice. Xabi Alonso (Spain) has just made history in German football with the first Bundesliga championship for Leverkusen last season.
Coach Frank Lampard when he led Chelsea FC in 2023
Zinedine Zidane is already a legend, the only coach in history to win the Champions League three times in a row (with Real Madrid). Pep Guardiola is even more fierce: perhaps he is the most excellent and famous coach in the world! What do Guardiola, Zidane, Amorim, Alonso, Van Nistelrooy have in common? They (and many other coaches) are all former famous players (at least in the national team) who played at the same time, or just a few years apart, from the "golden generation" of English football. So, how did the "golden generation" train?
Gary Neville lasted only 4 months before being sacked by Valencia (mid-season 2015-2016). He had no wins in his first 9 matches, including a 0-7 loss to Barcelona. Since then, no one has invited Neville to coach. Wayne Rooney has tried hard but has never reached the top level. Over the past 4 years, he has only coached Derby County, DC United, Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle (current team, under contract until 2027). Steven Gerrard is currently leading the club
Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia). Before that, he was fired after 1 year leading Aston Villa and won the Scottish championship once in 3 years leading Rangers. Frank Lampard has just signed a contract to lead Coventry in the second division of England. That is also the level that Lampard started his career in 2018 (with Derby County). At both Premier League teams Chelsea and Everton, Lampard was fired in the first half of his second season.
Michael Carrick is currently coaching for the first time (leading the second-tier Middlesbrough, from 2022). Paul Scholes coached Oldham Athletic in the fourth tier of England. He resigned after 8 games, with only 1 win. John Terry, Michael Owen, David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand… have never actually coached (not counting youth team work or assistant titles).
After all, there are not many English coaches left in the top football world. But looking at the golden generation, it is even more bleak. Lampard always criticized those who called him and his contemporaries the "golden generation". They had to shoulder a heavy pressure. The English team had almost no achievements (never played in a final, sometimes even eliminated from the EURO finals) when Gerrard, Lampard, Beckham, Scholes, Owen, Rooney, Terry... were still playing at the peak of their form. There was a lot of talent, but they were not the type of players with good tactical thinking. English football was too monotonous with the old 4-4-2 formation. The stars lacked experience in different football environments (the vast majority only played in England). Their "ego" was too big so they could not promote the value of any teammates. Could it be that these characteristics of the "golden generation" prevented them from succeeding in the coaching profession?
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/the-he-vang-bong-da-anh-di-dau-ca-roi-185241201215512353.htm
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