How to become an elite coach and Pep's excuses
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2023
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Martin Samuel, Jonny Northcroft and Gregor Robertson join Tom Clarke on Thursday’s edition of The Game.
Manchester City lost for the first time at Newcastle, but did Pep Guardiola give his players an excuse for the loss before the game even started. Plus some confidence boosting wins for some big teams.
In the second part of the show a fascinating insight into what it takes to be an elite coach – the methods, dedication and psyche needed to succeed. Jonny Northcroft met Anthony Barry, once a lower league English footballer now coaching Ronaldo.
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| 1:06.7 | Today we're talking excuses, excuses, excuses, |
| 1:10.0 | as Pep Guardiola and Manchester City crash out of the carabell cup |
| 1:14.1 | to leave all the other teams thinking, hey, we might win a trophy this season. |
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