Former Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest manager Aitor Karanka tells us, in part one of his interview, about the lessons he learned from his time as José Mourinho’s assistant at Real Madrid, how he found the transition from assistant manager to manager and what made his spell on Teesside so special. In part two, Karanka names his biggest coaching influences, including Jupp Heynckes and John Toshack, tells us why he prefers man-marking to zonal marking at corners and explains why the success of one of his mentors proves that you don’t have to have played football professionally to make it as a coach.