2025-11-02 12:32:36
Benni McCarthy wishes he could be more “involved” with day-to-day football.
The 47-year-old former forward was appointed head coach of Kenya earlier this year and he admitted he has struggled to get to grips with the change of pace and less hands-on approach with international football.
He told World Soccer magazine: “That is the one thing that I’ve kind of struggled to get to grips with because I’m no longer active every day, so the switch has been crazy.
“It has been hard to adjust, because you go from working with players every single day, getting to know players, their personalities, prepping for training, prepping for meetings, prepping for games every weekend. You’re on your toes every day.
“But when it comes to the national team, you just go and watch matches and watch players. You get data and feedback from everyone, speak to clubs, speak to managers, speak to coaches, know about their players, and then sometimes go and watch training sessions at clubs.
“But oh my God – you’re not part of it, you’re just on the outside, you’re just watching.
“And that’s my killer- I so want to be involved.”
However, Benni has found one advantage to his new way of working.
He said: “The one positive is it allows me to go home to Scotland more frequently and spend more time with the family.
“But of course, you achieve so much more when you work on a daily basis.”
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