England boss Sarina Wiegman is completely satisfied in her present function and has no want to work within the males’s recreation.
Wiegman has carried out a superb job with the Lionesses since taking on in 2021, guiding them to Euro 2022 success earlier than ending as runners-up on this summer time’s World Cup.
Following her exploits with the ladies’s nationwide group, she has launched a ebook referred to as ‘What It Takes’, detailing her life as a coach and her philosophy in getting the very best out of gamers.
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Within the ebook, the 54-year-old, who’s below contract till 2025, writes about being open to returning to membership soccer, however insists she has no rapid want to go away her job with the Lionesses.
“I’m actually completely satisfied right here with the group, with the Soccer Affiliation, I get all of the help,” she mentioned.
“I’ve a lot experience round me and I work with the very best gamers and so they’re so dedicated and actually having fun with it.
“I’ve the impression that they’re nonetheless having fun with it too. I’m not pondering, issues go so quick in soccer, and time flies too, however I nonetheless have a contract for 2 years. I’m in a great place.”
Wiegman has been so spectacular in her function with the Lionesses that the potential for her changing Gareth Southgate as the lads’s boss has been mooted.
The Dutchwoman believes she could be able to succeeding, however isn’t enthralled by the highlight she would come below.
“In soccer, it’s nonetheless the query of can a feminine coach a male group?” she mentioned.
“I believe in each sector females are in increased positions, in order that’s slightly bit unusual (it isn’t in soccer).
“I believe a feminine can coach a males’s group. My ideas usually are not there. I’m simply actually completely satisfied within the function I work in now and I’m actually having fun with it.
“And, as you say, generally I believe once I see it, it’s so private, additionally with males within the males’s recreation. I believe, how a lot enjoyable is that?
“We all know Corinne Diacre coached a males’s group in France and extra females additionally in Italy coached males. I believe it’s a matter of time and I believe when first one occurs will probably be actually large – however I believe then extra will observe.
“Once I was slightly child I used to be not allowed to play soccer as a lady, however now everybody says, ‘Oh why not?’ Hopefully in 20 years we are saying, ‘Why did we expect females couldn’t coach males?’ Hopefully that can change shortly.”
Wiegman has received reward for her folks abilities, despite the fact that her direct nature has potential to trigger issues.
Her ebook options contributions from folks that she has labored with over her profession and one contribution from a coach on the Dutch FA described her as a “ache within the ass”.
“That was humorous,” Wiegman mentioned. “I despatched him a textual content the opposite day, ‘ache within the ass?’.
“We are able to act like every part is all the time proper, the solar’s all the time shining, however that’s not the case, it’s not all the time good.
“We’ve seen numerous good issues like the tip product but it surely’s very exhausting work and it’s overcoming setbacks, and getting critics but additionally studying from it.
“It’s good to share as a result of nobody in life has solely good experiences, everybody makes errors too and attempt to be taught from the errors and do issues higher each day.
“That’s a part of life, I believe that makes folks extra highly effective to share some vulnerability.
“That’s what they are saying, that we (the Dutch) are direct, what’s necessary for me is that I’m clear in my messages.
“Readability of how we wish to play, how we wish to deal with one another, readability on performances, that’s key to enhance.
“There’s no gray space. Direct doesn’t imply impolite.
“We must always not confuse these two since you don’t should be impolite to be clear; you can even be good and sort however saying what you see and suppose.
“All of us wish to carry out at our highest stage, then you want to give sincere suggestions.”