Former AC Milan midfielder and coach Clarence Seedorf believes it would be an honour to manage a team in the Premier League.
The Dutch legend was in charge of the Rossoneri for the second half of the 2013/14 season but was replaced by Filippo Inzaghi, however, Seedorf is now determined to get back on the bench.
” I was close to going to play in England many times,” Seedorf told BBC Sport.
“It never happened, so as a coach it would be great to experience English football and fans on a weekly basis.”
Seedorf then went onto speak about his philosophy as coach stating he likes to play attacking football.
“If there is a good project I would be happy to consider it,” Seedorf said.
“There are a lot of rumours about my next job but to be linked with important clubs which is a nice feeling and it is always better to have options than to not have options at all.
“I have been fortunate to work with many great coaches and also in different countries and I have taken a bit from all of them; Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian football.
“I want a mix of all of that in my team, the good possession and organised football of Dutch school and the attacking mentality of the Spanish.
“The Italians know how to defend in a very organised way and play for the result, and there is the freedom to express players’ talent you have in Brazilian football.
“I saw it happen in a few matches when I was at Milan and now I would like to create it on a more consistent basis, attacking football but with a good organised defensive system.
“The most important thing for me is to value the players, and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.
“Every player can still grow, there is no limit to that, even when I was 38 I improved myself in certain things and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.”
Seedorf concluded by speaking about two former Inter coaches, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez, who are struggling at Real Madrid and Chelsea this season.
“I can just imagine the frustration within Chelsea, especially from the coach,” Seedorf added.
“Practically it is the same team won the Premier League title last season.
“When I have played in successful teams that experienced a loss of form like that, a lot of the time nobody could really say why. It could be the same at Chelsea, but the only way to get out of a crisis is if everyone sticks together.
“It is great that Jose Mourinho is still there on the bench because the most important thing for the players is to keep on believing in his philosophy that brought them success last year, and so much other success in the past.
“Like Louis Van Gaal and Mourinho, Rafael Benitez has won some important titles and a lot of experience, and he is at probably the most difficult club to work at as a coach.
“Real Madrid has a lot of high expectations, not only in terms of results but also with nice football and a lot of goals. It is a tough place to be but he definitely deserves time, because he has only just arrived and he is actually doing quite well.
“Losing at home to Barcelona is hard for fans to take but they have already come back very strongly in the Champions League this week.”
