McClaren Performance

On this episode of McClaren Performance, Josh talks about how the rapid change in football is affecting how clubs need to be communicating with their fans. With examples from Derby County and Manchester United, he suggests how it should be done moving forward.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren discuss the books they've been reading over the holidays which leads into a conversation regarding culture building and specifically how that should be approached with Manchester United. There is also an early conversation discussing Gareth Southgate's recent defeats with England.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh talks about what the podcast has been before, what it could potentially be moving forward and how that will all work alongside his dad and his new job.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren talk about the Champions League Final, specifically Carlo Ancelotti’s management and what makes him such a successful manager. They also touch on Nottingham Forest’s promotion back to the Premier League, discussing Steve Copper’s role in that and the player centred approach coming from the England set up.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren talk about Steve’s new job at Manchester United and what the behind the scenes process is like going into a big job in football. They then discuss the end of the season with Manchester City’s 4th title in 5 seasons, Spurs beating Arsenal for top four and Burnley’s relegation.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren talk about Liverpool and their chance for the quadruple. They reflect specifically on the FA cup final and the neuroscience work undertaken behind the scenes to improve taking penalties. Steve also went to see Leeds vs Brighton and with that, the boys discuss the change in momentum of games and why that happens.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh tackles the question of 'Can People Actually Change?'. A person may want to change or a coach might want to change their player but can they really do that? Josh explains the theory behind behaviours and attitude that suggest change is not so simple and in fact very difficult to implement.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren discuss the idea of the 'new manager bounce' whereby teams improve in the short term due to a new manager coming in. They analyse a number of premier league teams that have made managerial changes this season and figure out why sometimes it does and doesn't work and why it doesn't at all predict a manager's long term success.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren discuss Derby County's relegation and Steve provides insight into the job that Wayne Rooney and others behind the scenes have done to bring hope to the club. Everton is also in the conversation as they lose their game against Liverpool and look more and more likely to go down. With that they discuss how Everton have found themselves in this position.