The Most Sought After Manager in MLS: Running The Game with Wilfried Nancy

Men In Blazers

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Fantasy Sports, Sports, Football, Soccer, Mib

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Rog sits down with Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy to discuss Wilfried's singular rise from U-14 girls coach to the top of MLS's managerial pecking order and how the league's tactics have shifted in the past five years.

"Running the Game" is a new series from Men in Blazers where we speak to the brightest minds working behind-the-scenes at some of the biggest clubs in the world. We go deep on the business of football, boardroom strategy, and culture building to learn all it takes to run an elite football club today.

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0:45.8	He met Pepcordiala a few months ago, one of your coaching icons.
0:50.0	He broke the ice right away like this.
0:52.2	Hey, Wilfrid, so you have to tell me the recipe to beat Astond Villa because we didn't do it.
0:57.1	We're sugaring for that.
0:58.9	I said, yeah, pepper, come on.
1:04.9	My guest today is a bloke who has once Tieri-onri's assistant, but has grown to prove himself as one of the
1:12.5	most tactically innovative, intelligent managers in the United States, winning the
1:18.8	2023 MLS Cup, the 2024 Leagues Cup, and delighted he's with me today, as I believe there's so
1:26.6	much to learn from his story,
1:28.5	a gent who's risen from an unfamiliar place for coveted coaches, the United States of America,
1:35.4	and fascinated to talk to him, to learn about his rise, his philosophy, and his analysis
1:41.8	of the coaching culture we've developed over here across our nation.
1:46.5	It's a joy to say, welcome, to the gen they named Nancy Ball after.
1:51.7	It's Wilfred Nancy.
1:53.7	Hello, Roger.
1:55.0	Thank you to having me.
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