Yaya Toure plans to seal coaching badges
The former Qingdao Huanghai midfielder Yaya Toure admits that he is working on securing his coaching badges while getting ready for being a football manager.
Leaving
Qingdao Huanghaiin 2020,
Yaya Toure
is now a free agent, with him helping his former club sealing promotion to the Chinese Super League.
The 37-year-old admitted that young coaches at English Championship clubs such as Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers are teaching him.
“
The coronavirus pandemic has made things difficult in a lot of ways – it was the reason I left Qingdao Huanghai in China at the start of 2020 – but it has given me the opportunity to learn,
” Toure wrote in the Coaches’ Voice.
“
I have taken the chance to start doing my coaching badges and think about the next chapter. I’ve already made good progress in gaining my qualifications.
“But sitting in an office the whole time – that’s not me.
“I want to be out on the grass, interacting with other people, exchanging ideas. I’ve been very lucky that Chris Ramsey (above) has given me the opportunity to do that at QPR.”
Toure has been in England for eight years as a footballer, contributing to Manchester City’s three Premier League titles.
“
I’ve been able to lead coaching sessions with the younger age groups, watch Chris coach and learn from him, as well as lots of other good coaches like Andrew Impey and Paul Hall,”
he continued.
“
Les Ferdinand has been great, giving me the chance to watch these coaches in action. They have pushed me to learn, and have shown me what you need to do differently to be a top coach.
“I’ve also had the chance to go to Blackburn thanks to Stuart Jones (below), and the PFA – through Geoff Lomax – have given me great opportunities too. I’m learning all the time, and I love it.”
“At QPR, after the sessions, I spend time with the players chatting to them. It really is amazing to see how committed they are,”
he added
.
“They want to achieve as much as I did, and they always want to learn how to be better. It’s amazing to be able to help them, and I’m delighted that I have that chance.”
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