Many footballers go into coaching after retiring from playing, but not all of them become as successful in the second stage of their careers.
If becoming a successful player is difficult, then coaching at the highest level could be considered even more so. After all, while there are 11 places on a football team, there are just a handful of coaches and one manager leading them.
One of those on the journey to achieving the goal is Benni McCarthy, who this week joined Manchester United as a first-team coach who will focus on training the club’s strikers. McCarthy scored 37 goals in 120 Premier League appearances for West Ham and Blackburn Rovers and, aged 44, is now back in the league to impart his knowledge.
