Source: PA
Zenden rules out coaching role for now
Sunderland midfielder Bolo Zenden has insisted he is not ready to move into coaching just yet as he attempts to wring every last minute out of his playing career.
The 34-year-old Dutchman has managed just two brief appearances as a substitute since making his last start for the club at Blackpool on January 22, with the arrivals of Sulley Muntari and Stephane Sessegnon strengthening manager Steve Bruce's pool of players.
Bruce has made it clear he wants to retain Zenden's influence in the dressing room, particularly with the younger members of the squad, beyond his current contract, which is due to expire at the end of the season.
The former PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Marseille player admits coaching could be a possibility for him one day, but he is confident he still has plenty to offer on the pitch for now.
Zenden said: "I still believe I have got loads left to offer and the coaching thing will come eventually - but not now. Maybe because of the situation I am in at the moment, that's something people will start speculating about. But I am not ready for that.
"What I can say about that is I am not going to be pushed into a certain situation which I am not ready for. For that reason, I might put question marks in what I want for the time to come."
