DBasia.news – Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk, admitted that he did not think of a career as a coach when he retires playing football. According to him, it is a challenging task.
Virgil van Dijk started talking about his plans after retiring. The Dutch player did not think he would become a manager. Van Dijk assess, many manager positions receive problems from other people’s comments.
“At the beginning of my career, I thought maybe I could become a manager. However, at this point I don’t think there is a chance to continue as a manager,” Van Dijk said as reported by Optus Sport.
In fact, there are some former players who are successful as coaches. Some of them are Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte, and Roberto Mancini. The other two that received a lot of attention were Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“The world can turn dark. There are so many people who raise their opinions and it will affect you. If you can choose, it’s better not to be in that position,” explained the player.
Aside from being a manager, Virgil van Dijk also emphasized that he was not interested in continuing his career as a football pandit or analyst. According to him, work as an analyst can make him dishonest.
“I think I will still be involved in football. I don’t want to be a pandit because you have to talk about what you might not want to say,” said the former Southampton player.
“We’ll see. I have good instinct to find talent. So, maybe I’ll find it,” he added.
Virgil van Dijk is predicted to win the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. The voices emerge after the player performed neatly with Liverpool and the Dutch national team. Last season, Van Dijk led the Reds to win the Champions League.