Training Ground Guru Podcast

Robbie Savage: Pundit to Manager


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Our guest on Episode #65 of the TGG Podcast is Robbie Savage. 

As a player, Robbie made 346 Premier League appearances and captained four clubs. After retiring, he became a household name as a TV and radio pundit and appeared on Strictly in 2011.

Now he's pursuing a different career, as a Manager, with Macclesfield in the Northern Premier League. Robbie told us why he'd turned to coaching, about his approach to leadership and about his lofty ambitions as a Manager.

SHOW NOTES =>

02:07: Wishing he'd gone into coaching earlier. How move from Director of Football came about.

06:44: Coaching badges? Starts A Licence next year and then hopefully Pro. Need your badges. Sees coaching as a vocation and ambition to reach the top.

10:58: Engaging with fans. Pitching in. Change in relationship with players when you become Manager. Treat them like he would treat his son. 

13:40: Change in man management since he was a player. Becoming less visibly emotional. Calmer. Use of video analysis. Macclesfield expected to win every week. 

18:43: Style of play. Preferred formation. Players win matches, not tactics. 

24:40: Behaviour on the touchline? Setting the mood or calm and composed? Heart rate going high in technical area. 

27:55: Change in style of play in non-league. Guardiola influence. Wants his team to get the ball forward quickly when possible. Not keen on playing out from the back. 

32:36: Assistant wears a GoPro because of abuse from fans. Doesn't get paid at the moment. Could change when they go full-time. 

38:15: Approach has changed on 606 phone-in. More understanding of Managers. Important to have consistency of messaging as a pundit or Manager. Has had offers as a Manager at bigger clubs. 

44:15: Released at Manchester United. Make or break. Coached a team at Macclesfield made up of players who had been released and had great success. Callum West went to Burnley and now at Barnsley. 

49:21: Do the Academies prepare players well enough? James Edmondson from Blackburn. Difference between Academy and senior football. Strength of the pyramid. 

54:16: Different than he seemed as a player. Pantomime character. More than 350 Premier League games and captained four clubs. Keeps a book about all matches and what the Managers said. 

 

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