The Beautiful Game Podcast

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 148 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW MICHAEL CAULFIELD- We discussed the career of Michael #Caulfield with the man himself. We discussed his career in sports, working with Gareth Southgate, the work he has done with Brentford, the early days of his career + much more. 00:00 Intro 1:12 Guest intro 1:40 What do you do? 2:57 Falling in love with the beautiful game. 9:07 Pivoting into Football from a horse racing background 15:10 First client in football 18:00 Working with Gareth Southgate 23:38 What does Gareth need to do to take the next step 28:48 How does it feel hearing Southgate criticism? 31:08 Current role as Brentford first team psychologist 37:59 Do you seek out conversation or do you wait for conversation to come to you? 43:35 How do you improve the mindset of a player? 50:21 Ivan Toney situation 57:39 What needs to change for players to get more comfortable? 1:13:30 Ollie Watkins 1:17:44 Relationship with Thomas Frank 1:24:59 Michael’s relationship with mental health 1:25:55 Has this generation gone soft in terms of mental health 1:29:02 Gen Z mentality 1:32:41 Outro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 147 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BRODIE COUSINS - We discussed the career of Brodie #Cousins with the man himself. We discussed working with footballers, starting his business in elite performance, preventing #injury + much more. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Guest Intro 1:55 Who is Brodie Cousins? 2:36 Brodie's early days 4:08 What steps did you take to build your strength and conditioning business 11:35 Were your family supportive? 13:38 What do you offer to athletes 16:29 What drills do you perform? 17:00 How important is it to create a good working environment for your clients? 19:04 How do you manage your schedule 21:44 Talk to us about the summer training camp in Dubai? 25:20 What advice would you give to someone that wants to get into your space? 27:34 Do you like at anyone else in your space? 29:38 What are the perks of your job? 30:18 Talk to us about the yotubers you work with? 33:50 How is it training iShowSpeed 37:30 How is it working with Steven Bartlett? 39:42 What has been your biggest moment 45:08 Have you spoken to clubs? 48:38 What is the end goal? 53:00 Life outside of work 54:03 Closing remarks ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 146 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TODD #CANTWELL - We discussed the career of Todd Cantwell with the man himself. We discussed playing for Norwich, playing in the Premier league, the end of #Norwich career, relationship with ownership, joining #Rangers and working under Mick Beale + much more 0:00 Intro 2:02 Guest intro 2:20 How is Todd doing? 2:58 How did Todd’s journey start? 6:27 When did you feel first team was a realistic possibility? 8:35 Arsenal interest at a young age 10:20 Dealing with injuries in the academy 11:38 Making first team debut against Chelsea 17:00 Mindset of playing in the premier league 18:40 playing number 10 19:50 Being the man to replace Maddison at Norwich 20:56 Memories of beating Manchester City 22:10 Losing 10 in a row/ poor mentality 26:40 Interest in Todd after relegation 29:20 Dominating championship season/ promotion 31:00 More rumours about Todd’s future 32:00 Bayern Munich move falling through  33:10 Overwhelming nature of attracting interest as a young player 35:25 Strange relationship dynamic with Stuart Webber 36:52 Leeds move falling through 37:51 Did relationship with Norwich become toxic? 41:11 What was happening behind the scenes? 47:20 Getting subbed of against Aston Villa 49:03 How did you get through the situation mentally? 52:36 Did you escalate issues to Delia Smith? 53:55 Norwich situation going past the point of return 55:55 How did Rangers move come about? 58:32 Gigantic size of Rangers football club 1:00:00 Working with Michael Beale 1:04:19 Dressing room after Michael Beale left Rangers 1:06:06 Challenges of gelling as a new team with 9 signings 1:09:00 Playing Celtic and PSV in the same week 1:12:00 Relationship with Rangers fans 1:13:54 Chris Sutton drama 1:16:07 Rangers vs Celtic rivalry 1:18:21 Is Celtic dominance mental? 1:22:38 Rangers dressing room 1:24:35 Plenty of football to play 1:25:11 Plan to be back after international break 1:26:06 Frank Lampard rumours  1:26:42 Life outside of football 1:31:53 Investments outside of football 1:32:36 Social media abuse 1:36:00 Have managers tried to tame you?  1:38:03 Drug testing in football 1:41:51 What does Todd want the rest of his career to look like at the end? 1:43:39 Guest recommendations 1:44:57 Outro. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 145 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW DEMETRI MITCHELL - We discussed the career of Demetri #Mitchell with the man himself. We discussed growing up in the #ManchesterUnited Academy, playing for #Exeter. the highlights of career, building his clothing line + much more. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Guest Intro 2:02 Dem opens up on Jamaica 4:31 Who are you? 5:44 Take us back to the beginning? 8:10 Talk to us about growing up in a council estate? 9:34 When did you realise you had something for football? 11:03 How was the journey through the Manchester United System? 14:00 Why did the club give you a new deal? 14:51 Talk to us about the Manchester United academy 16:27 What is the cliff? 17:27 How was your first team debut? 19:46 How was it under Jose Mourinho 23:08 How was Paul Pogba? 25:41 What was the conversation with your dad after making your debut at MUFC? 26:24 What is the convo with the club after making your debut? 29:36 Is there anything you would have done differently at United and what happened after your United career? 38:10 How was it playing for Hearts? 40:50 Talk to us about Blackpool? 48:43 How is it when you're on the bench and not starting games? 50:17 Hibbs chat 56:23 How was your relationship with Lee Johnson 1:00:00 Talk to us about the mental battle of recovering from injuries 1:03:20 How was it joining Exeter? 1:10:50 Do GxA stats get you to a higher level 1:12:21 Would you say you're feeling fitter than ever and what's next for you? 1:14:05 How are the finances in the lower leagues? 1:19:30 Life outside of football 1:22:30 How is the drug testing in football? 1:24:02 Talk to us about Benirclo 1:33:20 Manchester United chat 1:36:00 Closing remarks and outro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 144 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SÉBASTIEN BASSONG - We discussed the career of #sébastienbassong the man himself. We discussed life in retirement, #harrykane, going through mental challenges during his career, being banished by Norwich #daniellevy , #andreonana, #lukamodric + much more. 0:00 Into 2:06 Guest intro 3:06 Who is Sébastien Bassong? 9:40 When did Seb realise his career was coming to an end? 12:30 Being banished by Norwich 20:21 Altercations in the dressing room 22:46 Tag team fight with Andy Carroll 26:41 Mental challenges after being banished by Norwich 29:20 Seeking therapy 32:00 Being Frozen out at Tottenham 35:30 Liverpool being his lucky charm 40:47 What happened in Seb’s first therapy session 44:00 Childhood Trauma 48:25 Going AWOL to leave Newcastle 53:40 Sébastien’s experience of being involved in a transfer saga 56:26 Does Harry Kane need to leave Tottenham? 58:09 Is Harry Kane the best striker in the world? 1:00:49 Is Daniel Levy good for Tottenham? 1:06:12 Luka Modric brilliance 1:09:46 What does Seb do now? 1:18:23 What does Cameroon mean to you? 1:20:43 Andre Onana 1:24:44 One thing Seb would like to change in football 1:31:00 Guest recommendations 1:32:00 Outro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.