Former England Under-17s coach talks about the challenge of managing senior players for the first time, his football philosophy and his dad being a Cardiff City fanSteve Cooper has been coaching for a couple of decades, held the pro licence since the age of 26, worked at Liverpool as their academy manager and won the World Cup with England Under-17s, yet the Welshman knew that there was something missing from his CV when he applied for the Swansea job and met with Trevor Birch, the chairman. For all his achievements, Cooper has next to no experience of working with senior players. Related: Swansea fill managerial vacancy with England Under-17 coach Steve Cooper Continue readingreadfullarticle
