Jamie Carragher's stance on becoming manager after securing surprise new job

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He said: "People always ask players, 'Are you going to become a manager?'Jamie Carragher revealed why he wouldn't go into management(Image: Getty Images)"Some people can't be bothered, and they get to the end of their career before they think about what they're going to do next. I was the opposite.

If you'd asked me in my 20s, whether with England or with Liverpool, I'd have said I'd have been a manager."Former coaches were certain I would. But as I got closer to finishing my career, I started looking more at the pitfalls of management and the other options I had.

Now, part of me thinks it was for the best I stayed away."10 or 15 years ago, my first thought when it came to entering management was probably 'hassle.' I used to look at it and think, 'Is it worth everything that you go through?'"It was comments from Gerard Houllier that prompted Carragher to seriously consider a future in management after the end of his playing career. He explained: "I always remember Gerard Houllier saying that in management you were lucky if you had 10 moments where you'd look back at and think 'wow.'"It's very difficult to have those types of moments as a manager and there's just so much hassle and stress along the way.