A number of players are already considering continuing in the game as managers when they retire from active football by undertaking coaching courses for badges.
Aside from the qualifications, some of them have the quality and knowledge to lead a team which can be clearly seen or observed.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp already has his eyes on one of his players that he can confidently hand over the baton to if he is asked to do so because of the leadership quality he has seen and the vast knowledge of the game the player possesses.
Speaking on the latest talkSPORT’s SOS Situation, a football reality program, the former Borussia Dortmund boss revealed that he would hand the baton to Jordan Henderson as his stand-in manager.
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Jordan Henderson is the Reds captain who led the team to win the Champions League last two seasons and the Premier League last season. He has shown to be a leader on the pitch and in the dressing room.
The 30-year-old joined the Merseyside outfit in 2011 and that was the beginning of his discovery of greatness as a football after leaving Sunderland, his childhood club. Under his watch as Liverpool captain, he has won the Premier League, the Champions League, Football League Cup, UEFA Super Cup.
However, Jordan Henderson has not revealed what he intends to do after retiring from football but the coaching job will not be a bad idea for him, especially after the claim made by manager Jurgen Klopp.
He could join the likes of Mikel Arteta, Frank Lampard, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who are managers at Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man United respectively as they ventured into the field immediately after retirement.
Liverpool can also decide to hand one of their former players the job after the exit of manager Jurgen Klopp like other top Premier League teams.
