Livi’s technical coach using Stateside techniques

RAIN and sleet are lashing off the glass facade of Almondvale Stadium. Wind howls through reception whenever the door is opened. It’s a far cry from 
mingling with Zico, Johan Cruyff and Hristo Stoichkov on sun-kissed American astroturfs.

However, Richie Burke, having swapped Washington for Livingston, doesn’t regret choosing his new life. Furthermore, he is here to develop kids with a continental mentality and hone them into first-team footballers. All of that against the backdrop of Scotland’s sodden climate.

Burke is Livingston’s technical 
coach and acting assistant manager to Gareth Evans, pictured right. Born on Merseyside, his background is colourful and diverse. He played almost his entire career abroad after being shunned by Liverpool and Everton for “lacking British grit”. He turned that supposed weakness into a strength in the United States to play with and against some of the game’s superstars. Now, he wants to impart his knowledge to the children of Livingston’s youth academy and help them become continental-style 
players.

Full article ---> www.scotsman.com/sport/football/sfl-division-one/livi-s-technical-coach-using-stateside-techniques-to-nurture-stars-of-future-1-2740262?