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Lille's Joe Cole expresses interest in coaching once playing days are over
The England international has been so enthused by the French champions' tactical intricacies that he may now consider moving into management after hanging up his boots
2 Feb 2012 13:39:00
By Livio Caferoglu
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Lille midfielder Joe Cole has admitted that the idea of moving into coaching once his playing career runs its course is an appealing prospect.
The 30-year-old joined the Ligue 1 champions on deadline day back in August, after spending his entire career to date in English football.
The ex-West Ham attacker feels the experience has been an eye-opener - to the extent that he would now be interested in becoming a trainer when he hangs up his boots.
"Seeing the way Rudi [Garcia] leads the team out has opened my eyes of playing high up the pitch, with the full-backs pushing forward and complimenting the movement of the midfielders," the Liverpool loanee told L'Equipe on Thursday.
"When you look at the relationship between [Florent] Balmont and [Mathieu] Debuchy, it is very fluid.
"But that does not come naturally, you have to work on these relationships. Seeing these intricacies makes me want to become a coach," Cole admitted.
The playmaker went on to compare his time in France to his experience at home, and hinted that English clubs are tactically less developed than their European counterparts in regards to their ball retention.
"When I played at Liverpool and other clubs, sometimes I wondered why our opponents had more possession of the ball than us.
"With England, we had [Steven] Gerrard, [Frank] Lampard, [David] Beckham and [Wayne] Rooney, yet, for example, against Macedonia, they had 60 per cent possession against us, and no one knew why," he concluded.
Cole has enjoyed a productive loan spell at Lille, scoring eight goals in 23 appearances so far this season.
The 30-year-old joined the Ligue 1 champions on deadline day back in August, after spending his entire career to date in English football.
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The ex-West Ham attacker feels the experience has been an eye-opener - to the extent that he would now be interested in becoming a trainer when he hangs up his boots.
"Seeing the way Rudi [Garcia] leads the team out has opened my eyes of playing high up the pitch, with the full-backs pushing forward and complimenting the movement of the midfielders," the Liverpool loanee told L'Equipe on Thursday.
"When you look at the relationship between [Florent] Balmont and [Mathieu] Debuchy, it is very fluid.
"But that does not come naturally, you have to work on these relationships. Seeing these intricacies makes me want to become a coach," Cole admitted.
The playmaker went on to compare his time in France to his experience at home, and hinted that English clubs are tactically less developed than their European counterparts in regards to their ball retention.
"When I played at Liverpool and other clubs, sometimes I wondered why our opponents had more possession of the ball than us.
"With England, we had [Steven] Gerrard, [Frank] Lampard, [David] Beckham and [Wayne] Rooney, yet, for example, against Macedonia, they had 60 per cent possession against us, and no one knew why," he concluded.
Cole has enjoyed a productive loan spell at Lille, scoring eight goals in 23 appearances so far this season.
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