A former participant from the Premier League assumes management of a non-league staff and seems considerably totally different in look.
Premier League supporters have been in disbelief when Pascal Chimbonda was revealed because the newly appointed supervisor of Skelmersdale United FC, a staff competing within the ninth tier.
Chimbonda, 44, is greatest remembered for his spells at Wigan and Tottenham – and he was named within the Prem Team of the Year on the former. However, he’ll now lead the West Lancashire minnows, who play within the North West Counties League Premier Division.
He mentioned: “It is a good honour to turn out to be supervisor of a membership with a historical past as wealthy as that of Skelmersdale United Football Club. This is a really proud day for me and in addition an exquisite alternative, and I’m very desperate to get onto the coaching floor to start out working with the gamers.
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“I might be specializing in higher health which is able to match the depth I count on of all of the gamers. I’ve been impressed by (Pep) Guardiola, (Jose) Mourinho, (Diego) Simeone and (Zinedine) Zidane, and as such identical to these nice managers, my philosophy might be to play engaging soccer.
“I know how precious this club is to the supporters, and therefore we’re ready to work hard to give them what they want.”
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“The most random thing I’ve seen in a very long time,” one fan joked. While a second shared: “When you’re 20 years deep into a @FootballManager save and it starts throwing up random managerial appointments!”
“No one seems more surprised that Pascal himself,” a 3rd mentioned. And one other added: “44 years old, and doesn’t look a day over 28!”
Chimbonda, who was a part of the 2006 World Cup squad for France however made just one look in a pre-tournament pleasant, performed nearly 150 video games within the Premier League and lifted the League Cup with Tottenham. He will take cost of Skelmersdale, aka the Blueboys, of their North West Counties Cup conflict with Kendal Town on Wednesday.