Season › 2011-12 › News Neville outlines coaching ambitions Michael Kenrick , 19 June, 9comments | Jump to most recent Phil Neville has been planning for a coaching role at the end of his playing days for a while now. He has already had some international coaching experience with England's Under-21 squad for February's Uefa Euro 2013 qualifier against Belgium. "When you get to the age of 30 you think to yourself: 'What am I doing to do when I finish?" the 35-year-old told TheFA.com. "Coaching is something I've always enjoyed. I did my Uefa B Licence and loved it, I got the bug. "I set my stall out that over the next five years I would plan and prepare to become a coach. "I started making notes for different scenarios, and not just for coaching but for travel, discipline and other things." He attended Wokefield Park in Berkshire earlier this month along with 32 current and former professionals, including ex-England team-mate David James, to begin work on his A licence as part of the continuation of his long-term plan. "The biggest thing I've learned is that this (coaching) is something I want to do when I've finished my career," added Neville, who is contracted to Everton until 2013. "I'm fascinated by all aspects of it. I've always been the type, throughout my career, to ask a lot of questions and be interested in the finer details. "I think that's what coaching is all about: the detail when getting your coaching point across to the players." Quotes or other material sourced from Football 365 Reader Comments (9) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads