Manchester City put Patrick Vieira in frame for New York City manager's jobFormer midfielder turned coach could learn management craft away from pressure of Premier League yet stay within Manchester City empire
Patrick Vieira could be heading to the USA to launch his managerial career with New York City after failing to find a suitable job in England.Vieira is highly valued by Manchester City after impressing as manager of their development squad, but the club are well aware of his desire to move into senior management and are thought to be considering whether to offer him a chance to further his coaching career while remaining attached to them. That could lead the City hierarchy to offer him a job at their MLS franchise, if current boss Jason Kreis, as is widely expected in the States, is sacked after a disappointing campaign.Vieira has been looking for a job in England, but has not found a suitable club or a chairman willing to take a chance on him, despite his fantastic pedigree as a player.
As well as having been considered for replacing Manuel Pellegrini earlier this year, Vieira was linked with the Newcastle job in May and Marseille in April.
The 39-year-old is on a rolling contract at City and is happy at the Etihad, but he is also ambitious and feels the time is right to try and test himself at senior level.
Although a job in the MLS would take the France World Cup winner out of the public eye in terms of European football, it would potentially be a good place to start his managerial career given the financial backing given to the New York arm of the City empire.
It would also give him the opportunity to make mistakes and learn from them, away from the pressure of the Premier League, in a supportive environment.
As things stand, Vieira is only focusing on his current role at City, but it is understood he would listen to any offer that gave him the chance to move up the managerial ladder.The arrival of Vieira in the MLS would also grab headlines in America and add to the glamour surrounding the franchise following the signings of Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo in the summer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/11946866/Manchester-City-put-Patrick-Vieira-in-frame-for-New-York-City-managers-job.html [ 此帖被羅力亞在2015-11-09 23:54重新編輯 ]
