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Man Utd's Giggs - Nev no good for management

Despite calls from some people for Gary Neville to get into management, his former Manchester United teammate Ryan Giggs says the recently-retired defender wouldn't cut it in the role.

Giggs feels that the right-back would be a great first-team coach but lacks what it takes to be a manager whilst saying that brother Phil, currently Everton's skipper, will certainly make it in the managerial caper.

"I'm not sure about Gary," said Giggs. "He'd be a brilliant assistant manager because he is so focused and organised. He could do the day-to-day coaching.

"He gets his point across well on the training pitch. I wouldn't be great at that. I'm better face-to-face, so probably better at management.

"I'm not sure about David Beckham [becoming a manager], but Scholesy will get involved, though probably not as a manager, and Phil [Neville] will definitely be a manager.

"I hope I can be a good manager. I like helping players and improving them, but the life expectancy of a manager is just 18 months, so you don't get long."

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