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Ashley Cole insisted the ruthlessness of management does not faze him and plans to devote his career to the dugout.
The former left back, now assistant to Lee Carsley with England's Under 21s, revealed on Monday that he caught the bug for coaching while captain of LA Galaxy.
Cole splits time between England and working in Chelsea's academy, with his sights firmly set on following former international teammates Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney in eventually becoming a No 1.
Ashley Cole has opened up about his desires to forge a career in management
Cole is currently working as an assistant to the England Under 21 manager Lee Carsley (left)
'I've lived and breathed football and I don't think going into coaching or management should scare anyone,' Cole said.
'It's important that I take it seriously. You've got to have faith and belief in what you are preaching and the philosophy and style in what you want to portray as a group or club, and I don't feel scared to go into that.
'I am raring to go and waiting for my opportunity, making sure I'm ready to go in prepared. I felt it after I went to LA Galaxy (in 2016) and got a deeper role, trying to be that leader in the dressing room but
