"It's been a long time coming. It was always the plan at the back end of my career when I knew I wanted to go into coaching and luckily enough that transition was quite smooth."
"The main objective is, of course, to get promoted with the players we've got, some top players. The games that I've watched, I've been really impressed."
"I don't want to sit here and say, right, we need to achieve this, we need to achieve that. We're ambitious people, I want to do well."
"It's something that's been spoken about for many years. I remember as a player, all the different campaigns."
Jermain Defoe has been appointed as the permanent manager of Woking, marking his first managerial role after a career as a player. He previously worked with Rangers and Tottenham's academy. Defoe aims to be a trailblazer for black managers in football, expressing hope for increased representation in the future. He is focused on achieving promotion with Woking, acknowledging the talent within the squad. Defoe emphasizes the importance of confidence and ambition in his new role, while downplaying any added pressure due to his race.
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