Ashley Cole says he will take bits and pieces from all of his former managers on his coaching journey.

The former Chelsea and Arsenal fullback is currently undertaking his coaching badges.

"Everyone has their own philosophy but you also have to take ideas that you like from different coaches,' he told the club's website. "The first thing I learned on my coaching badges was that every coach is a thief!

"I want to take parts of Jose Mourinho in terms of how organised he was, Carlo Ancelotti for his man-management and how he would give players faith to go out and express themselves within his system and Arsene Wenger, who was definitely a great man-manager and put a lot of trust in young players to find things out for themselves and learn quickly from mistakes. It's about being adaptable."

Asked about his aspirations, Cole added: "I want to be the best. I've been around a lot of great players and managers so it's about understanding what it takes.

"I understood as a player what it took to be the best and now it's about trying to transfer that into how I can be the best as a coach."