Jonathan Woodgate spent lockdown being a PE and maths teacher to his kids. But the former England, Spurs and Real Madrid defender reckons managing relegation-threatened Boro is easier.
Woodgate, 40, says he was in family-orientated heaven at the start of the Covid-19 crisis – but is now desperate to get the season finished and continue proving himself as a rookie manager. “It’s a simple thing but during lockdown we all sat down together for breakfast, dinner and tea,” he said. “I was a footballer for 20 years, a coach and now management, so I’ve not had much down-time to do ordinary stuff every day with the kids (Carter and Ivana). “That is the bit I absolutely loved.