Sol Campbell says he wants to stay involved in football, but it won’t be as a manager, as he’s no longer going to apply for head coach jobs.
Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell believes he hasn’t had the opportunities some of his peers have had in football management, and he doesn’t intend to apply for any more managerial jobs.
“For me, it is about getting opportunities to fail,” Campbell said.
“Some of my peers have had jobs and it’s not worked out and then they have had opportunities again straight away, they’ve always had a lifeline.
“That is a nice position to be in. I am not in that position, I would love to be, but those situations are not coming to me.
“I love coaching, so I am going to go back into football in a meaningful way. I have had to go away, studied at Harvard. I want to be in football in a meaningful way. It won’t be on the sideline.
“I am not applying anymore for jobs. I’m happy to be in a different space now and one I want to be in.”
For a few years, Campbell was racking up good experience on the managerial front.
The 47-year-old worked as an assistant manager for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, and he spent some time coaching the England u21s briefly before he got a job at Macclesfield Town.
He kept Macclesfield in League Two, before getting a job at Southend United, who were relegated to League Two under his tenure – albeit that he couldn’t complete the season due to the pandemic.
After his departure from Southend by mutual consent in June 2020, Campbell waited for another opportunity.
He was linked with clubs like QPR and Swindon Town, but it never worked out.
It seems the Arsenal double-winner and invincible has now decided to move on from management.