The former Rangers midfielder is loving his new life in the US – he still plans to play until he's 40, then it will be coaching and music...
Arfield made his debut as an 18-year-old with Falkirk in 2007 and is determined to make good on his goal to play until he is 40.“I’ve thought about it a lot and, touch wood,I’ll need to play five-a-side but in terms of missing it and having nothing elseArfield has different routes he could pursue, but the more traditional path of coaching is one he believes he can have success in. It is his former Burnley team-mate Ben Mee, now at Brentford, he sees himself joining forces with.
“There are probably only one or two others I’d consider, one being Andy Halliday. We don’t know who would be the manager and the assistant, though. We’re both quite methodical in our thinking but Andy has a bit more of a snap and you maybe need someone who can be erratic, turn tables upside down, make people uneasy.”Arfield is half-joking, but his personality and ability to connect with team-mates and backroom staff have made him a popular figure at all his clubs.
“You only got 80 people usually, but there were 250 fans from just about every club in Scotland. I’d had a few beers and was buzzing after it but the papers ran the story. I got brought in the next morning: ‘Do you want to be a footballer or a rock’n’roll star, son?’. Despite making 17 appearances for Scotland Under-21s, he had not received a senior call-up by 26 and that is when his Canadian heritage — his grandfather was based there in the army and his father was born in Toronto — opened a door.
. Arfield played every game in Canada’s run to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Gold Cup but, despite remaining a regular at Rangers, his involvement in Canada camps dwindled.
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