England boss Sarina Wiegman is completely happy in her present position and has no need to work within the males’s recreation.
Wiegman has carried out an excellent job with the Lionesses since taking up in 2021, guiding them to Euro 2022 success earlier than ending as runners-up on this summer season’s World Cup.
Following her exploits with the ladies’s nationwide group, she has launched a ebook known 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 beneath contract till 2025, writes about being open to returning to membership soccer, however insists she has no quick want to go away her job with the Lionesses.
“I’m actually completely happy right here with the group, with the Soccer Affiliation, I get all of the help,” she stated.
“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 considering, issues go so quick in soccer, and time flies too, however I nonetheless have a contract for 2 years. I’m in an excellent place.”
Wiegman has been so spectacular in her position with the Lionesses that the potential for her changing Gareth Southgate as the boys’s boss has been mooted.
The Dutchwoman believes she can be able to succeeding, however will not be enthralled by the highlight she would come beneath.
“In soccer, it’s nonetheless the query of can a feminine coach a male group?” she stated.
“I feel in each sector females are in larger positions, in order that’s a bit of bit unusual (it isn’t in soccer).
“I feel a feminine can coach a males’s group. My ideas will not be there. I’m simply actually completely happy within the position I work in now and I’m actually having fun with it.
“And, as you say, typically I feel after I see it, it’s so private, additionally with males within the males’s recreation. I feel, 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 feel it’s a matter of time and I feel when first one occurs it is going to be actually huge – however I feel then extra will comply with.
“Once I was a bit of 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 gained reward for her folks abilities, although her direct nature has potential to trigger issues.
Her ebook options contributions from those 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 stated. “I despatched him a textual content the opposite day, ‘ache within the ass?’.
“We will act like all the pieces 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 a number of good issues like the tip product however it’s very laborious work and it’s overcoming setbacks, and getting critics but in addition 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 study from the errors and do issues higher each day.
“That’s a part of life, I feel that makes folks extra highly effective to share some vulnerability.
“That’s what they are saying, that we (the Dutch) are direct, what’s essential for me is that I’m clear in my messages.
“Readability of how we need to play, how we need to deal with one another, readability on performances, that’s key to enhance.
“There’s no gray space. Direct doesn’t imply impolite.
“We should always not confuse these two since you don’t need to be impolite to be clear; it’s also possible to be good and sort however saying what you see and assume.
“All of us need to carry out at our highest degree, then it’s good to give trustworthy suggestions.”
