{"id":60980,"date":"2023-04-25T13:06:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/25\/michael-essien-reveals-why-he-has-ventured-into-coaching\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T13:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:06:48","slug":"michael-essien-reveals-why-he-has-ventured-into-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/25\/michael-essien-reveals-why-he-has-ventured-into-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Essien reveals why he has ventured into coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"512\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-14-at-18.57.24-696x512.jpeg\"   alt=\"Michael Essien\" title=\"Michael Essien\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Essien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana midfielder, Michael Essien, has opened up on why he is training to become a football coach.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea man has been working on his coaching license since retiring from football and recently acquired his UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth coaching licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Essien is also working towards his UEFA Pro license, a certificate that will cushion him to take up first-team coaching roles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to him, he hates office work and prefers to be on the field where he can be around players to help them become better.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to DW, the former Chelsea man said he is doing his coaching badges because helping players makes him happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing my badges because I love being around the players on the pitch, and I stay very close to them, talking to them, giving them advice and stuff like that. It makes me happy, rather than sitting in the office or on the phone talking to people,\u201d Michael Essien disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the celebrated Ghanaian footballer, has indicated that getting into coaching is not as easy as people think.<\/p>\n<p>He has stressed that he is focused on becoming a top coach but will not rush the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think that because you\u2019ve been a professional player at the highest levels, it is easy to get into coaching, but it\u2019s totally different. That\u2019s why I have managed to take my time and take it day by day,\u201d the 40-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"O4A9FmwNADw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahead of 2024 Election: NDC begins reconciliation process in the Northern Region - Adom TV News.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O4A9FmwNADw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Essien Former Ghana midfielder, Michael Essien, has opened up on why he is training to become a football coach. 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