Aidy Boothroyd coached a golden generation of young English footballers. He was the manager of England’s youth teams for seven years, working with future stars such as Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden. At the youth programme, he shared an office with England manager Gareth Southgate. Before that, Boothroyd authored a remarkable turnaround story to take Watford to the Premier League from the brink of relegation in the Championship. He is now the coach of Jamshedpur FC, which reached the semifinals of the Super Cup in Kozhikode recently. Excerpts from an interview with The Hindu:
