Live broadcast on August 3, Clichy said in an interview with Telegraph that he was ready to become a coach. During this period, Clichy especially talked about Wenger and Guadiola. Chris said Wenger could sign a player for several thousand pounds and then cultivate him into a player worth 20 million pounds. As for Guadiola, Clichy said he changed his view of football.
Nearly 20 years have passed since Clichy first represented Arsenal in the Premier League, but he still clearly remembers the conversation with Wenger that day.
“During the warm-up period, I went to find him. I really want to hear his opinion. But he asked me two questions: ‘Do you enjoy the game? I said yes. Have you made all your efforts? I said yes. He said: ‘That is enough for me. ‘”Said Clichy.
The 38-year-old Clichy is planning to become a coach. It is clear that Clichy’s career as a player has not officially ended. “If there are good projects, I will consider playing for another year,” he said. But he knew his new chapter was about to begin, and he was excited about his future coaching career.
Clichy once worked under the famous coaches of Wenger, Guadiola, Mancini, Pellegrini and Deschamp.
“I have learned a lot,” he said. “In the position of coach, I know I will start from scratch, and I need to constantly improve myself. But I already have my own ideas and tactical plans.”
Clichy’s dream of becoming a coach began in 2016 when he first met Guadiola in Manchester City. “Meeting Guadiola changed my mind,” Clichy said. “He overturned my view of football. Now, when I watch a football match, I can’t get rid of his tactical concept, and his tactics are very clear. It is wonderful for me to experience all this personally.”
“As I grow older, I know that I cannot compete with them at a certain level. I really pay attention to how Guadiola does things, how he establishes contact with players and how he gets along with the staff. He showed me many examples of being a leader.”
As for the time when I worked with Wenger, it was a different era with different degrees of details. However, humanized management is still very important today. “Wenger can make players top stars,” Clichy said. “He was able to introduce players at a price of several thousand pounds and cultivate them into players worth 20 million pounds. This is a great achievement.”
In the last few seasons of his career, Clichy played in the Swiss League Severt (Servette). Inspired by working with Guardiola, Clichy found himself influencing and shaping the style of the team.
“I changed the structure of the team and saw that my ideas were working, even though my players were not as good as the Premier League players,” he said. “I have the opportunity to change the way the team plays and train the players to play according to my requirements. I realize that I love all this.”
In terms of style, Clichy is consistent with the method of Guadiola and Aalter tower. He liked the Premier League title decider last season. “I hope Arsenal can win the championship” Clichy said bluntly. But he also said Manchester City the treble was a great achievement.
(Baili)