When setting up this club, one of the most frequent question I received was,'So which team did you play for?' It seems like an honest and innocent enough question. Being the head coach of a soccer academy, naturally people are interested. So when they found out that I've never played professionally, they were skeptical. It seems there are still a number of people out there with the misguided thinking that to be a good soccer coach, you need to first have a background as a professional soccer player. It's totally absurb. Players may have experience playing, but not all former professional players make good coaches. Hey, even the legendary Pele agrees. Read it here...
Take Sir Bobby Charlton for example. He has a flying career in the professional soccer scene, but sadly, the same can't be said about his short stint as a coach. He lasted only one season as a player-manager for Preston North End and even admitted that managemant was not for him.
On the other hand, we have Jose Mourinho. He has never played soccer professionally, but I can safely say that he's one of the best coaches there is. Why? Because he's an astute learner, with great people management skill, is highly motivated and has a deep passion for the game. One of his memorable achievement was when his team, Porto, an underdog team beat the mighty Man Utd in the champions league semi final back in 2004. They even went on to take home the Champions League trophy.
So what exactly makes a good coach. This article answers it all...
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