Wenger eyes Monaco wonder kid
studying for his Uefa Basic Licence in Netherlands, everything they did on the course was done with PCs.
“Also during my Caf A Licence, we did a lot of match analysis with the assistance of PCs.
“PC is a pre-requisite for a coach to undergo the Caf A Licence,” he said.
The club is also subscribed to InStat, a digital analysis based in Russia.
The club sends games visuals online which are then digitally analysed by InStat, who thereafter sends them back the graphics.
Malgas said football coaching is very delicate and is more like medicine.
“You first study to be a GP [general practitioner] then go on to study to specialise in a particular section within medicine,” he said.
Malgas was an assistant coach for the USSA national football team.
He then rose through the ranks to be head coach at USSA and he has been with City during their SAB League days.
“USSA sent me abroad to empower me and I was one of five coaches from Africa who went for the course that year,” he said.
City chairman, Songezo Wana said times have changed and they are trying to adapt in order to stay ahead in the game.
“In modern football you need to analyse your opponents so you can have the upper hand in terms of how they play. “We will now plan more efficiently. “We are busy beefing up the squad but its still too early to mention any names,” he added. ARSENAL are keen on in-demand Monaco teenager Kylian Mbappe, manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday, while confirming club-record signing Alexandre Lacazette will make his debut on their pre-season tour of Australia.
The 18-year-old Lottin has reportedly been the subject of world record offers from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, and has also been linked with Manchester United.
Wenger said he was always interested in young talent.
“He’s a player who when he gets up in the morning can choose where he wants to go. Not many players have that kind of luck,” the veteran Frenchman said in Sydney where Arsenal are on a pre-season tour.
“He is just 18 years of age and it is all of Europe who has the red carpet out for him.
“I believe nobody can say he is not interested in a player of that kind because he has such immense quality at 18 that all the clubs are open and interested in him.”
Wenger is also said to be keen on Lottin’s Monaco teammate Thomas Lemar as a supporting attacker to Lacazette, whose move from Lyon to the Gunners was sealed last week for a club-record fee that could rise to million (about R926-million).
But the Arsenal manager would not be drawn on the chances of landing Lemar.
“That’s all speculation at the moment, there is nothing really concrete about any signing. He’s a player that we have looked at, but the rest is only speculation,” he said.
Wenger did say he was hoping to entice more players to the Emirates before the new season starts.
“I’m open to get some more signings, but it’s not easy to find the players to strengthen our squad because we have top quality players,” he said.
“There’s two ways to improve – analyse what we did well last year and what we did not do well, and improve on that. And the second way is to bring some new players in.
“But I believe at the moment, because we are on pre-season, that it is very important for us to analyse what happened last year and where we can improve. At the moment I focus more on that.”
Lacazette – who is hoping his move to Arsenal can help boost his hopes of cementing a place in the France squad ahead of next year’s World Cup – will make his debut against Sydney FC tomorrow.
“Lacazette will make his debut here, yes,” Wenger said, adding that fellow new signing Sead Kolasinac would also appear.
“We play football based on movement, technical qualities and mobility, and I believe that both of the new signings can integrate well into the team,” he added.
Arsenal play two pre-season friendlies this week, following up the clash with Sydney FC by facing Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday. — AFP