Jermain Defoe reveals the harsh Rangers lesson from Steven Gerrard that set him up for management
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard taught Jermain Defoe a thing or two about management when he asked him to pick the team to face Real Madrid in a friendly, the former Ibrox striker has revealed.
Defoe is keen to move into management after hanging up his boots last year having watched many of his former England teammates such as Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard make the step with mixed fortunes.
He worked under Gerrard as a player-coach at Rangers and cut his teeth on the coaching side of things before leaving to play for Sunderland after Gio van Bronckhorst was brought in to replace him.
39-year-old Defoe is now fully retired and focused on coaching and works in the Spurs youth set-up under Yaya Toure after calling it a day on his playing career almost 12 months ago.
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