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Manchester United Winger Ryan Giggs Open To Replacing John Toshack As Wales Boss
Midfielder concedes it would be difficult to manage country while still playing...
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Sep 7, 2010 2:04:00 PM
By Adithya Ananth
Manchester United stalwart Ryan Giggs has insisted that he would like to manage Wales someday.
The 36-year-old is currently being touted as the first-choice replacement, should incumbent manager John Toshack decide to part ways with the national team as widely expected.
It is thought that the loss to Montenegro on Friday has made the former Real Madrid boss reconsider his options, with several reports pointing towards an exit.
Meanwhile, Giggs is on the evening of a long and fruitful career as a professional football player, but has in recent times been integral to his club's successes.
And it appears that the Welshman is not keen on calling time on his club career, having already retired from international football in 2007. However, the situation of former Welsh boss Mark Hughes, who was still playing at the highest level when initially appointed at the country's helm in 1999, has cautioned Giggs against ruling anything out.
"If you go into management, the big job is to be in charge of your country. And I'm no different in terms of thinking like that," Giggs said in the Daily Telegraph.
"At the moment it is difficult, because I still have commitments as a player.
"But I always use the 'Sparky' [Mark Hughes] situation.
"One minute he is playing for Wales and in the Premier League with Blackburn, then the next thing you know, he is managing his country. 'Sparky' never really planned for that."
The 36-year-old is currently being touted as the first-choice replacement, should incumbent manager John Toshack decide to part ways with the national team as widely expected.
It is thought that the loss to Montenegro on Friday has made the former Real Madrid boss reconsider his options, with several reports pointing towards an exit.
Meanwhile, Giggs is on the evening of a long and fruitful career as a professional football player, but has in recent times been integral to his club's successes.
And it appears that the Welshman is not keen on calling time on his club career, having already retired from international football in 2007. However, the situation of former Welsh boss Mark Hughes, who was still playing at the highest level when initially appointed at the country's helm in 1999, has cautioned Giggs against ruling anything out.
"If you go into management, the big job is to be in charge of your country. And I'm no different in terms of thinking like that," Giggs said in the Daily Telegraph.
"At the moment it is difficult, because I still have commitments as a player.
"But I always use the 'Sparky' [Mark Hughes] situation.
"One minute he is playing for Wales and in the Premier League with Blackburn, then the next thing you know, he is managing his country. 'Sparky' never really planned for that."
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