Bye bye Boothroyd! England Under 21s boss Aidy pays the price for dire European Championship group-stage exits as he leaves the FA after seven years, with Frank Lampard and Paul Tisdale eyed as a successor
Aidy Boothroyd will leave his role as England Under 21 coach following a disastrous campaign in the European Championships, the FA has confirmed.
Despite being one of the tournament favourites, England crashed out in the group stages for the second straight Euros under Boothroyd, whose contract expires in July.
The 50-year-old had indicated he would like to stay in the job, insisting that the pathway of players stepping up to the senior team is working.
Aidy Boothroyd has left his role as England Under 21 coach after a disastrous Euros campaign
Boothroyd oversaw England’s humiliating group stage exit from the competition last month
Earlier this month, Sportsmail reported that Boothroyd would be required to reapply for the role, with former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard linked with the position alongside Steve Cooper, Mark Warburton and Paul Simpson.
However, the FA have confirmed that Boothroyd will leave his role as Under 21 coach, ending a seven-year stint in the job.
‘It’s been the greatest privilege to represent the FA and lead England teams into high-profile tournaments,’ he said in a statement on Friday.
‘While we didn’t finish in the way we wanted, I’m very proud to have been able to work so closely with players who I know will go on to have remarkable international careers and to have experienced some very special moments with them over the years.
‘I’d like to thank my staff and all of the incredible support team that have done so much to help us remain competitive against other elite nations. In every single get-together they embraced our unique challenge of rightly prioritising the needs of the senior team while ensuring we gave our all to try and get a positive performance and result.’
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