Six Prem stars all want to be bosses
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SIX PREM STARS ALL WANT TO BE MANAGERS
We run the rule over would-be bosses
THEY are the men who could be managers, a next generation of superstars who will trade it all for the touchline.Rio Ferdinand is the latest candidate, adding his name to a high-profile list of potential Premier League managers.
Ferdinand has told pals he fancies a crack at the big-time when he's finished playing, returning to Upton Park to take charge of his first club.
The Manchester United defender, who missed yesterday's friendly with Brazil in Doha through injury, has joined a growing list of players with managerial aspirations.
Now he is one of a number of young managers who could only be a few years away from pitting his wits against the vastly experienced Arsene Wenger, Harry Redknapp and the master, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Despite Rio's fabulous wealth he's got the bug, dreaming of the big time and determined to become a successful manager. Five of the six star names are or were England internationals and one - Ryan Giggs - is a retired regular with Wales. John Terry, Frank Lampard, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and Giggs are all convinced they can make it as managers.
But to do it, they will have to completely change their lifestyles. Today they are pampered superstars, their lives looked after from dawn till dusk.
As managers they will have to be the first to the training ground and the last to leave. They will be responsible for all areas of the club, from player recruitment to player power, dressing-room disharmony to dissent.
Their phones will ring non-stop, with pesky agents pushing players and boardroom suits demanding trophies. And these aspirational coaches will also have to buck an increasing trend, with many top players failing to make the grade as managers.
.Tony Adams was a multi-trophy winning captain of Arsenal and England, but he had disastrous spells as manager of Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth.
Gareth Southgate, a great club player and also a regular with England, also wants to get back on to the managerial treadmill.
He is out of work after being sacked by Middlesbrough, paying a heavy price after they were relegated from the Premier League last season.
When today's playing stars finally make the transition they will be competing against top managers who were once only average players.
Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho all fall into that category. As Mourinho once said: "It took me 20 years of dedication to become an overnight success."
Here Sport of the World analyses the chances of today's big names making it to the top by rating their chances in five categories - commitment, qualifications, leadership, PR skills and ambition.
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what about players like scholes, sol campbell, sheringham, players of yesteryear?
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
what about players like scholes, sol campbell, sheringham, players of yesteryear?
Campbell cannot la later he lost his first match he quit.
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Originally posted by Melayusentiasa:
Campbell cannot la later he lost his first match he quit.