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In an interview with the Rio Ferdinand Presents Podcast, external<\/span><\/a>, the ex-Anfield captain said there had been “five or six really interesting phone calls” since he left Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq in January.<\/p>\n

“I haven’t been ready because I haven’t got that [coaching] team set around me. And the timing hasn’t been right,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“My daughter’s just had a baby. I’ve just become a grandad. I wasn’t ready. I haven’t got my staff ready.<\/p>\n

“So unfortunately, those opportunities have come at the wrong time, if you like.<\/p>\n

“But if the right call comes my way, the right club, the right challenge, and I’ve got my people set, which I will have at some point, I’ll take that challenge on because it’s in me.”<\/p>\n

Gerrard was in charge at Ibrox from 2018 to 2021, winning the title in his last season.<\/p>\n

“I know where I’m strong and I know there’s areas where I need good support and I need special skill sets to make me better and stronger in terms of my staff and my group,” he added.<\/p>\n

“I felt like I had that to a tee at Rangers [with Gary McAllister and Michael Beale]. A lot of coach changes at Aston Villa and over in Saudi, I don’t think helped me from a personal point of view.<\/p>\n

“I’d love another go at some point.<\/p>\n

“I want to change a few things and improve a few things and come back fresh, with a few different people around myself. <\/p>\n

“I’d love another couple of challenges doing this and that’s what I’m working on in the background at the moment.<\/p>\n

“A few different ideas, a few different people around me.<\/p>\n

“Now I’m enjoying family time and doing a lot of things that I haven’t been able to do. But there’s a part of me that still feels that there’s a bit of unfinished business in terms of wanting to go in and face another couple of exciting challenges.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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