Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg has explained why he decided to go into coaching, having recently retired from professional football.
The former Arsenal star, who was a key member on the right-hand side of arguably the best Premier League side of all time – the Invincibles, has begun coaching the under-15s at his former club, where he spent nine years, the majority of his playing career.
As reported by the club’s official website, Ljungberg admitted he wants to ‘give something back’ to the upcoming generations of Arsenal players in his coaching methods.
I try to help the club, coaching the under-15s.
It’s great, they are a great bunch of lads and the coaches are great as well.
I haven’t made a massive plan or anything like that yet. I coached some under-18s and I saw that they appreciated what I taught them.
They hadn’t seen it before. I’m trying to give something back to football at the moment and it feels great.
The Swedish legend won numerous trophies with the Gunners, including the Premier League on two separate occasions, three FA Cup’s, three Community Shields and was a part of the UEFA Champions League side that lost in the 2005/06 final to Barcelona.
As Ljungberg earns further coaching badges in his coaching career, he will go on to teach older age groups and may go on to be heavily involved with the first-team one day.
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