Post by Dazkool (Harrow Gooner) on Nov 3, 2003 18:40:20 GMT
"If people want to learn from me the best way is to just watch."
We were disappointed not to take all three points from Charlton on Sunday but a point puts us back in pole position in the league and that is where we hope to stay.
Next up, Arsenal face Rotherham in the Carling Cup and it is now the turn of some of our younger players to show the Highbury fans what they can do, as the boss has decided to rest some of the senior players like myself.
With so many games in the season and such a strong squad at Arsenal it is normal that you will miss some games and the boss will be keen to keep players fresh for the whole season.
For myself, I want to play as much as possible in my final season but to do this sometimes it is important to be rested for some games. This way I hope to get the most from my last year.
I know that Arsene Wenger has said that he hopes that I will remain in the game as a coach when I eventually retire, but I know that my ambition is not to be a coach.
I think it would be very difficult for me to be on a training pitch telling people how to do things, the only way I can coach people is by playing and showing players what I am doing and if people want to learn from me the best way is to just watch.
Anyway it's dangerous to talk about what you want to do next when you are still playing. At the moment I love playing and training.
Arsene Wenger has developed a lot in his time at the club and he works very hard at the art of coaching.
Over the past few years his preparation and his exercises have changed as he is always looking to improve his methods.
This is why Arsene Wenger is a great coach because he doesn't stand still. He is always learning and passing on that knowledge to his players.
There is a lot of variation in our practice and this is important to keep us from getting stale.
Even though this is my ninth year now at Arsenal I feel just as motivated to win things as I did when I first arrived.
I feel for myself that you don't need other people to motivate you. All of the drive to succeed comes within yourself
Each year I have been here the team gets better and better and you feel the desire for Arsenal to do well just gets stronger and stronger, especially for people like myself and the boss who have been at the club for a while and have a special attachment to the place.
(Source: Icons.com)
We were disappointed not to take all three points from Charlton on Sunday but a point puts us back in pole position in the league and that is where we hope to stay.
Next up, Arsenal face Rotherham in the Carling Cup and it is now the turn of some of our younger players to show the Highbury fans what they can do, as the boss has decided to rest some of the senior players like myself.
With so many games in the season and such a strong squad at Arsenal it is normal that you will miss some games and the boss will be keen to keep players fresh for the whole season.
For myself, I want to play as much as possible in my final season but to do this sometimes it is important to be rested for some games. This way I hope to get the most from my last year.
I know that Arsene Wenger has said that he hopes that I will remain in the game as a coach when I eventually retire, but I know that my ambition is not to be a coach.
I think it would be very difficult for me to be on a training pitch telling people how to do things, the only way I can coach people is by playing and showing players what I am doing and if people want to learn from me the best way is to just watch.
Anyway it's dangerous to talk about what you want to do next when you are still playing. At the moment I love playing and training.
Arsene Wenger has developed a lot in his time at the club and he works very hard at the art of coaching.
Over the past few years his preparation and his exercises have changed as he is always looking to improve his methods.
This is why Arsene Wenger is a great coach because he doesn't stand still. He is always learning and passing on that knowledge to his players.
There is a lot of variation in our practice and this is important to keep us from getting stale.
Even though this is my ninth year now at Arsenal I feel just as motivated to win things as I did when I first arrived.
I feel for myself that you don't need other people to motivate you. All of the drive to succeed comes within yourself
Each year I have been here the team gets better and better and you feel the desire for Arsenal to do well just gets stronger and stronger, especially for people like myself and the boss who have been at the club for a while and have a special attachment to the place.
(Source: Icons.com)
