Johnson waves flag for English coaching

LEE JOHNSON hopes a victory over Wolves today will help boost the prospects of the best young English coaches.

Johnson (right) knows Bristol City will reach their first FA Cup quarter-final for 45 years if they beat Nuno Espirito Santo’s men from Molineux.

The City boss, 37, said: “The big question for a young coach is what are we doing if we see German Under-23 coaches beating managers at our top two levels to jobs? “We are now seeing German clubs take young English players like Jadon Sancho, which is interesting. “These players were coached by English coaches. So there is probably a route for young English managers to get to the Premier League by going abroad to get noticed.

“English Under-23 coaches are high quality – and should be selected by top foreign clubs.”