<p>India coach Stephen Constantine has claimed the Football Association (FA) has reached out to him for guiding the England team in the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup, and he is ready to "help them as much as I can".<br /><br />India will host its first FIFA event from October 6 to 28.<br /><br />"The Under-17 World Cup is in India and the FA have reached out (to me) and I will help them as much as I can. That in itself is recognition from them," Constantine was quoted as saying by 'Independent'.<br /><br />In his second stint with the Indian senior team, the 54- year-old Englishman, in his just-released autobiography - 'From Delhi to the Den' - has lamented the lack of recognition from his own country as far as club coaching offers are concerned.<br /><br />"I'm not saying give me the England job, but if you've got the knowledge of people out there, use them. If you're English, you want to help England."<br /><br />Constantine, a UEFA Pro Licence holder, is also a FIFA instructor and has coached the Nepal, Malawi, Sudan and Rwanda national teams.<br /><br />One famous personality from the world of football who acknowledges Constantine's work is Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.<br /><br />When he met the manager of the club he supports while doing his Pro Licence, Wenger remarked: 'I know all about you. If you'd done in Europe what you've done in Asia, you'd be coaching in the Champions League by now.'<br /><br />Constantine said, "I've not had the opportunity to be at a big club for people to say: 'Yeah, he can handle it'.<br /><br />"What's to handle? Do you think there's less pressure on me in a country (India) of 1.3 billion people than if I managed a Championship club or a Premier League club. No, I'm sorry, that's not pressure."<br /><br />Recalling his struggling days in England, he said, "In the early part of my career, I was begging English clubs to give me the time of day. I must have applied to half the full-time teams in England. But I am not hung up if I never come to England. I don't have to come to England. I wanted to come to England," said Constantine, who has fielded numerous youngsters in the Indian team and also managed to get the best out of them.</p>
<p>India coach Stephen Constantine has claimed the Football Association (FA) has reached out to him for guiding the England team in the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup, and he is ready to "help them as much as I can".<br /><br />India will host its first FIFA event from October 6 to 28.<br /><br />"The Under-17 World Cup is in India and the FA have reached out (to me) and I will help them as much as I can. That in itself is recognition from them," Constantine was quoted as saying by 'Independent'.<br /><br />In his second stint with the Indian senior team, the 54- year-old Englishman, in his just-released autobiography - 'From Delhi to the Den' - has lamented the lack of recognition from his own country as far as club coaching offers are concerned.<br /><br />"I'm not saying give me the England job, but if you've got the knowledge of people out there, use them. If you're English, you want to help England."<br /><br />Constantine, a UEFA Pro Licence holder, is also a FIFA instructor and has coached the Nepal, Malawi, Sudan and Rwanda national teams.<br /><br />One famous personality from the world of football who acknowledges Constantine's work is Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.<br /><br />When he met the manager of the club he supports while doing his Pro Licence, Wenger remarked: 'I know all about you. If you'd done in Europe what you've done in Asia, you'd be coaching in the Champions League by now.'<br /><br />Constantine said, "I've not had the opportunity to be at a big club for people to say: 'Yeah, he can handle it'.<br /><br />"What's to handle? Do you think there's less pressure on me in a country (India) of 1.3 billion people than if I managed a Championship club or a Premier League club. No, I'm sorry, that's not pressure."<br /><br />Recalling his struggling days in England, he said, "In the early part of my career, I was begging English clubs to give me the time of day. I must have applied to half the full-time teams in England. But I am not hung up if I never come to England. I don't have to come to England. I wanted to come to England," said Constantine, who has fielded numerous youngsters in the Indian team and also managed to get the best out of them.</p>