The Beautiful Game Podcast

I Have Spoken To Ivan Toney - Brentford's Psychologist Michael Caulfield

11.13.2023 - By The Beautiful Game PodcastPlay

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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 for more information.

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