Tom Huddlestone

[Living Legend Colm G]

Quite sad that we haven't picked him up for a role, to be honest. Not many better to coach passing.

I know he was a bit marmite but I've always been fully in the Hudd camp. Absolutely beautiful player to watch, best of luck to him.

 

[Trix]

Quite sad that we haven't picked him up for a role, to be honest. Not many better to coach passing.

I know he was a bit marmite but I've always been fully in the Hudd camp. Absolutely beautiful player to watch, best of luck to him.

Why how good is he at coaching?

 

[dontcallme]

Quite sad that we haven't picked him up for a role, to be honest. Not many better to coach passing.

I know he was a bit marmite but I've always been fully in the Hudd camp. Absolutely beautiful player to watch, best of luck to him.

There has always been a misapprehension that players can coach what they were as a player to others. The amount of people thinking Sheringham would be a good coach to teach them his intelligence was unreal.

There is nothing to suggest great players become great coaches or players can pass on the talent they had.

 

[Trix]

There has always been a misapprehension that players can coach what they were as a player to others. The amount of people thinking Sheringham would be a good coach to teach them his intelligence was unreal.

There is nothing to suggest great players become great coaches or players can pass on the talent they had.

This!

A shit player but a great coach over a great player who can't coach everyday of the week. Not saying Tom is the latter but basing anything from their playing days is absolutely pointless.

 

[littlewilly]

Quite sad that we haven't picked him up for a role, to be honest. Not many better to coach passing.

I know he was a bit marmite but I've always been fully in the Hudd camp. Absolutely beautiful player to watch, best of luck to him.

Sorry - twisted logic here.

 

[Living Legend Colm G]

Why how good is he at coaching?

There has always been a misapprehension that players can coach what they were as a player to others. The amount of people thinking Sheringham would be a good coach to teach them his intelligence was unreal.

There is nothing to suggest great players become great coaches or players can pass on the talent they had.

This!

A shit player but a great coach over a great player who can't coach everyday of the week. Not saying Tom is the latter but basing anything from their playing days is absolutely pointless.

Sorry - twisted logic here.

Yes, all fair points, and maybe a bit of a leap and badly worded by me lads.

Far too early to judge his coaching abilities. I think my love for watching him play leads to some bias about imagining he'd pass on some brilliance (pardon the pun).

Great point about Sheringham too, another of my favourites who I adored as a player. It obviously didn't work out for him on the coaching side but you always want to hope that these sorts of players can pass on some sort of knowledge to kids.

Now, I'll never darken your doors again ?

 

[dontcallme]

Yes, all fair points, and maybe a bit of a leap and badly worded by me lads.

Far too early to judge his coaching abilities. I think my love for watching him play leads to some bias about imagining he'd pass on some brilliance (pardon the pun).

Great point about Sheringham too, another of my favourites who I adored as a player. It obviously didn't work out for him on the coaching side but you always want to hope that these sorts of players can pass on some sort of knowledge to kids.

Now, I'll never darken your doors again ?

I’m no expert, I’m just reading things from the outside.

A lot of the good coaches appear to be players who were consistent, thoughtful and had captains qualities.

A player like Huddlestone is the opposite.

I won’t write him off as a coach at all but from the outside he doesn’t fit what I consider to be someone who’ll become a successful coach.

 

[Joshua]

I think sometimes players who excelled generally or at a certain aspect of the game don’t always make great coaches because what they’re trying to teach was easy (or easier) for them. I remember Bobby Charlton saying in an interview once that the game was easy for him and he couldn’t understand why others couldn’t do what he did when he was a young player. I think having natural talent is probably a negative when it comes to trying to pass knowledge on.

 

[Marty]

I think sometimes players who excelled generally or at a certain aspect of the game don’t always make great coaches because what they’re trying to teach was easy (or easier) for them. I remember Bobby Charlton saying in an interview once that the game was easy for him and he couldn’t understand why others couldn’t do what he did when he was a young player. I think having natural talent is probably a negative when it comes to trying to pass knowledge on.

The same problem Hoddle had with all of the clubs he managed. He'd put the ball on a 5p coin from 50 yards away like it was the easiest thing in the world and reportedly got annoyed when his players couldn't do the same. When he took part in training when he coached us he was, also reportedly, comfortably the most technically gifted player in training even in his 40s, just didn't have the legs to play any more.

If Huddlestone can coach as well as he could pass, he'll be a great coach. We just don't know if he will be yet.

 

[EQP]

Well, he started to focusing on getting his coaching badges in 2014, so he's obviously quite committed to becoming a coach.

Huddlestone close to completing UEFA coaching badges

Tom Huddlestone is in his prime footballing years and has plenty of time left on the field - yet the Hull City midfielder is already plotting his future having undertaken his UEFA coaching badges.

www.dailymail.co.uk

And even last year in March 2021, he said this

Tom Huddlestone opens up on future as new club search continues

The midfielder spent three years at Pride Park, making 182 appearances but is yet to find a new club after leaving Derby at the end of last season.

www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

While Huddlestone says that he may be open to a coaching role, he has seemingly ruled out taking a transitional managerial role.

“I did my coaching badges a few years ago when I was at Hull,” he said.

“I don’t see myself in the short or medium term being a manager, I would definitely – I want to coach down the line, maybe a player/coach role would suit my character and personality more so than being a manager, especially being a player manager because I think that’s a bit difficult in today’s game.”

Always had a soft spot for him and wont forget that time Palacios was injured and we only had Modric and Hudd as CM options and everyone was sure we were going to lose our next 2 games, which were Arsenal and Chelsea (IIRC) and we won and tied and actually looked really solid with both of them in our midfield.

 

[agrdavidsfan]

This!

A shit player but a great coach over a great player who can't coach everyday of the week. Not saying Tom is the latter but basing anything from their playing days is absolutely pointless.

8/10 a great player gets frustrated when coaching a poorer player as they find it incredibly hard to deal with players who can’t do things they classed as basic.

I’ve been coached by a few ex gk’s and the best coach I ever had by far and away was a young guy who injured his back and quit playing at a young age.