PERAN BARU SANG MANTAN JAWARA

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“EKSKLUSIF: PERAN BARU SANG MANTAN JAWARA DI ETIHAD”

Anggota tim juara Liga Primer 2012 ini kembali ke Manchester Biru untuk membantu pemain generasi selanjutnya mengembangkan karir masa depan mereka.

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Joleon Lescott, mantan punggawa Etihad era Roberto Mancini kini berharap agar pemain muda masa depan City mampu mengembangkan potensi dan menghindari kejatuhan karir sebelum waktunya.

Lescott adalah mantan pemain City di awal kebangkitan klub, memenangkan 2 gelar Liga Primer, satu Piala FA dan satu Piala Liga selama 5 tahun pengabdiannya sebelum meninggalkan City 2014 lalu.

Mantan defender timnas Inggris itu kini kembali dan menjabat sebagai staff yang memantau dan mendukung perkembangan para pemain pinjaman City.

“Saya bagian dari tim yang terdiri dari 9 orang,” jelasnya

“Kami hanya ingin mencoba menerangkan jalan mereka untuk mengembangkan karir – tidak harus selalu di Manchester City karena tidak semuanya akan memiliki kesempatan seperti itu, tapi akan mempersiapkan karir sepakbola mereka.”

“Kami rutin memantau mereka tiap bulan dan menyaksikan pertandingan mereka baik secara langsung ataupun melalui video”

“Kemudian kami akan member saran dan kritik agar mereka memahami kelebihan dan kekurangan dalam penampilan mereka. Sebagian dari mereka berusia sangat muda dan pertama kali jauh dari rumah, tidak pernah ke luar negeri bahkan.”

“Jika mereka membutuhkan panduan kami, kami pasti kesana. Kami akan membantu pemain muda mengatasi masalah yang saya hadapi ketika saya seusia mereka dan membantu mereka memahami kondisinya.”

Lescott, yang mengakhiri karir bersama Sunderland musim lalu, menyukai karir barunya bersama City.

Mantan pemain Everton dan Wolverhampton inipun tegas mengingatkan bermain di level tertinggi seperti City tidak semudah yang terlihat.

“Ini tentang membantu mereka memahami bahwa ini tidak semudah yang mereka kira.” Tegasnya.

“Kita lihat Kevin De Bruyne dan Sergio Aguero mencetak  gold an member umpan, saat anda muda anda akan berpikir anda bias melakukannya.”

“Nyatanya tidak sampai anda keluar dan bermain disana salam atmosfir yang berbeda dan di depan kerumunan ribuan orang  dan anda baru akan menyadari itu tidak semudah seperti yang terlihat.”

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Joleon Lescott is back at Manchester City, helping their next generation of players avoid the pitfalls he faced.

Lescott was part of City’s first great side and won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and a League Cup in his five years with the club before leaving in 2014.

Now the former England defender has returned as part of City’s backroom team who support their various young players out on loan.

Lescott, 35, knows they won’t all make it at City and draws on his experience to help them deal with the problems young players face.

“There’s a team of nine of us that works with the players that go out on loan,” he said.

“We just try to create pathways into having careers - not necessarily at Manchester City because not everybody is going to have that opportunity, but we just try to prepare them for a career in football.

“We visit them monthly and watch all the games whether it be live or on other platforms - that’s

“We critique them and try to help them understand what they’re doing well and where they’re going wrong. Some of them are young so it’s the first time leaving home, never mind another country.

“If they ever need our guidance, we’re there. We’re helping the younger generation of players with problems I faced as a younger player and helping them understand those scenarios.”

Lescott, who ended his playing career with Sunderland last year, is enjoying being back involved in football with City.

The former Everton and Wolves centre-half claims his best piece of advice for the young hopefuls is that playing at the top level is not as easy as City’s stars make it look.

“It’s about helping them understand that it’s not as easy as they first thought,” he said. “You see Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero score goals and make passes, and at a younger age you think you can do those things.

“It’s not until you go out and play in different atmosphere in front of crowds that you realise that it’s not as easy as looks.”

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