Former Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard not sure he will make grade as a manager
The 36-year-old begins his new career in February as a youth coach with the Anfield club having retired at the end of last year
England great Steven Gerrard says that only time will tell whether he measures up as being good enough to be a manager.
The 36-year-old, capped 114 times and a rampaging midfielder in his prime, begins his new career in February as a youth coach at his beloved Liverpool, who hired him earlier this month.
Gerrard, who won the Champions League, Uefa Cup, FA Cup and three League Cups but never the Premier League title with Liverpool, turned down an offer from third-tier MK Dons for him to become their manager last November as he thought it was too soon to launch himself into managing a club.
“There’s no rush, no timescale,” said Gerrard, who is working towards achieving his Uefa A coaching licence, which would allow him to manage a Premier League club.
“The silly thing for me would be to rush and go in when I’m not ready. I’ve got incredible people around me and hopefully in the future there’ll be some exciting opportunities.
“I’ve a lot of dreams and aspirations to be the best I can be in terms of coaching and management, but we’ll have to wait and see if I’m going to be good enough.”