Carl Wild's work can be broken down into two distinct streams.

First, there is the youth coach who worked with girls at Crewe Alexandra, Stoke City and - until August - Manchester City, where he was foundation-phase lead. He now heads up the junior section at Chester FC.

Carl's other passion is coach development. By day, he is programme leader of the football coaching and management degree at UCFB, an English university which specialises in football and sport-based qualifications.

By night, he has combined his coaching roles with teaching the FA Level 1 and 2 courses, and is now a published author. His book - The Intelligent Soccer Coach: Player- Centred Sessions To Develop Confident, Creative Players - was released last month.