Managers special with Neil Lennon and Matt Taylor on Cyprus, Celtic, 40-yarders & lessons from Big Sam & Dyche
Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Sky Sports
4.0 • 760 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
The trio take a look back at their various meetings throughout their careers as players, before Lennon discusses his recent experiences managing Omonia in Cyprus - including a very memorable cup final win and a run-in with a referee! - while Taylor looks back on his stint at Walsall in League Two, and what he has done since he has been out of management.
Lennon also discusses playing under Martin O'Neill, some of his experiences at Celtic, the highlights of career and what he hopes his next steps are.
Taylor speaks about what he has learned in the past 12 months, while also discussing the most inspirational managerial figures in his career, with stories about Sam Allardyce and Sean Dyche in particular during his time as a player for the likes of Portsmouth, West Ham and Burnley.
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| 0:51.4 | Hi everyone, this is the Sky Sports Essential Football podcast, and we have something a bit special for you today. I'm so grateful to be joined by two greats of the game in Neil Lennon and Matt Taylor. And for some reason, David Pratton has tagged along to do this as well. |
| 0:55.1 | Neil and Matt, thank you so much for joining me. We'll start with you, Neil. How are you? You well? Yeah, very well. Simeon, thanks. Still out here in |
| 0:59.7 | Cyprus and enjoying the sunshine. Yeah, I've had a great experience out here for a year. So, yeah, |
| 1:05.0 | I'm a good for them. And Matt, how are you? All good. Thank you. Yeah, pleasure to be here. We're here to talk a bit about your management careers so far, |
| 1:12.2 | where you're currently longing your journeys in the game. |
| 1:14.7 | But I couldn't sit here with three great midfielders, three great players and not talk about |
| 1:18.2 | who's played against, who I've been spent most of the morning trying to work out |
| 1:22.2 | when you might cross paths career-wise, Neil and Pratt. |
| 1:25.6 | I know you both played for Nottingham Forest in 2007, |
| 1:28.1 | but you just missed each other then, I think. |
| 1:30.4 | Probably for the best. |
| 1:31.9 | I'm sure there would have been a stint at your time at Lester Neal, |
| 1:35.2 | where Pratt's would have been watching you from the Notting and Forrest Ben. |
| 1:38.2 | Pratt's were anything you took from him watching that? |
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