Jermain Defoe Ready to 'Earn His Stripes' as Woking Manager

Jermain Defoe 'can't expect to jump in at the top' after bagging Woking gig

Jermain Defoe has been named the new manager of Woking but has no issues beginning his management journey in non-league, despite an impressive Premier League career

Jermain Defoe grateful and happy to ‘earn his stripes’ before start as Woking manager

The former England and Tottenham forward has had to be patient to get his chance but he ‘was never going to give up’“It’s been a long time coming,” Jermain Defoe says on his first day as Woking’s manager. Dressed in a sharp grey suit that he admits he is wearing on the instructions of his mother, Sandra – “I know she’ll be watching this, and she’ll be like: ‘You’ve got to look smart!’” – the former England striker certainly looks the part as he …

Jermain Defoe ready to 'earn his stripes' as Woking manager

Jermain Defoe hopes he can be a trailblazer for black managers as he targets promotion with National League side Woking.