Arsenal star Leandro Trossard admits his taste of Mikel Arteta’s world was ‘actually crazy’

Leandro Trossard has opened up about the possibility of him moving into coaching and management after this playing days are done. 

At 29-years-old, whilst his retirement is presumably still some way away, the Arsenal star will already be thinking about what he’ll do after he hangs up his boots.

If Leandro Trossard wishes to remain involved in football, he could go down the punditry route.

Alternatively, he may follow in Mikel Arteta’s footsteps, who spent time working as an assistant coach under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City after this own playing days, before coming to Arsenal in December 2019 to take on the top job himself.

Arteta has transformed Arsenal on and off the pitch since his appointment, but an enormous amount of work has gone into his revolution, and there have certainly been difficult moments and challenging periods along the way.

Leandro Trossard considers coaching career

Trossard may move into coaching in the future, though he is certainly not yet convinced that it is the right path for him to take.

Speaking to the official Arsenal website, the Belgian attacker revealed: “I have done my A License. I enjoyed the on-pitch side of it, giving the sessions, but the theoretical stuff – that was a bit much! And actually designing the sessions was really hard work.”

When considering what his style and philosophy would be as a manager, he added: “It would be to play attacking football. Play nice, offensive football. I’ve learned a lot from the coaches I’ve worked with.

“I’ve worked with some great coaches and I think I could have some good ideas from them, but I’m not sure if I would do it. Obviously being a head coach is a lot – a lot of work. They spend so much time at the training ground, it’s actually crazy.”

The demands upon Mikel Arteta at Arsenal

Trossard and Arteta have clashed in the past, as the player has not always been satisfied with his game time with the Gunners.

However, Trossard certainly has at least some understanding of the challenges that the Spanish coach faces, and the difficult decisions that he has to make on a regular basis.

This insight that he has had into the manager’s world may well make it easier for Trossard to accept some of Arteta’s decisions.

As things stand, though, Trossard is starting regularly for the North London club, and is a player at the peak of his powers, so having to make a decision of his own about whether or not to move into management is still some way off.