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ashley cole Admitted to questioning whether he was qualified to coach people like these harry kane And cole palmer During his early days in the England setup.
Cole is the full-time coach for the Three Lions and has previously served as assistant coach under interim manager lee carsleyWhile has also worked with Under-21.
The former was tasked with shaping some of the best football players in the country chelsea And armory The left-back says he is conscious of the fact that many of these players have already been trained by world-renowned managers at their clubs, making him concerned about whether he would be in a position to tell them how they should play.
in an interview with WireHe said: “Even when you’re talking to the Under-21s you’re talking to players who have been coached by Pep Guardiola and all these top managers, so you have to find some confidence and authenticity. You can shrug.
“There were times when I was thinking, ‘I’m telling cole palmer It’s not good enough but Pep allows him to do it’. It’s that connection and finding that connection with the players.”
He said his biggest thrill was watching players of such caliber do what he asked of them.
“They have been trained by top managers,” he said. “Now I’m telling them, ‘This is not enough, you have to do this.’ And they were wonderful to me. They were trying to convince me – do I know what I’m talking about?
“Everything I talked to him about in team meetings, everything I saw on the field. I’m telling Harry Maguire to do it and I’m telling harry kane to do that. “Seeing it (on the pitch) was amazing for my confidence.”
Cole says he has matured since the days when he regularly made headlines for his off-pitch antics, adding: “I’m not saying what I did was right. I behaved like an idiot sometimes but I was a kid.
“We’ve all made mistakes and 20 years later we’re telling our kids, ‘Don’t do that’. It really made me understand life, people, respect in a different way. I’ve come out of that bubble. I’ve just matured. My motivation is different.”
And now, he wants people to put his sporting career second as he looks to make his real name as a coach.
“I want people to say now, ‘ashley coleCoach”, he said. “No, ‘Ashley Cole, footballer’.” It’s been tough but I feel I’ve achieved a lot on the training pitch.
“Ashley Cole the player’s done. But Ashley Cole the coach, he’s doing a fine job, or so it seems.”