The Beautiful Game Podcast

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

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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

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