America the Beautiful Game - Matchday 15 - Paul Hardyman, coach, FA Cup finalist

Matchday 15 - Paul Hardyman, coach, FA Cup finalist

07/21/21 • 46 min

We talk to Paul Hardyman, on secondment with Orange County SC from Rangers.
He compares youth development in the US and in the UK, talks about the key lessons for young players and why he's taken on the challenge of working in the USL.
Paul's talks about being told he wouldn't make it by his career advisor at school and then going on and playing for England U-23s and even appearing in the FA Cup Final - and being mistakenly given a winners' medal.
The former Portsmouth and Sunderland player talks about what it was like to play in the 80s and 90s, the rough tackles, the hard pitches and the no nonsense attitudes.
And he explains what lessons he learns to now pass on to young players and what he hopes to achieve with Orange County this season.

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Matchday 14 - Richard Hyde, British diplomat

We talk to Richard Hyde, the British Consul General based in Texas.
A keen Liverpool fan, he talks about England's defeat to Italy, the racism that followed the game but then the outpouring of support that followed.
We talk about poorly-behaved England fans, how much better things are nowadays and the risks of social media giving a voice to those who don't deserve it.
He talks about his experiences watching John Barnes as a young Liverpool fan, the racism he saw then and being on the beach in Marseilles when England fans rioted in 1998.
A candid and insightful discussion with a modern diplomat about racism in Britain and how he is proud how the country reacted to it.

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Matchday 16 - Richard Chaplow, Orange County SC interim head coach

We talk to former Burnley, West Brom, Ipswich and Southampton midfielder Richard Chaplow.
Now interim head coach at Orange County SC of the USL, the former England U-21 international talks about taking the reins in California, transitioning from team captain to coaching and why he moved to the US.
He talks about the fine system in British dressing rooms, Gazza playing tricks on the manager at Burnley and playing against Christiano Ronaldo.
Richard talks about the USL rivalry with San Diego, playing with Adam Lallana and the thrill of making his pro debut.
We talk green cards, taking pay cuts to move to America and why the college system needs changing to help the US develop future talents.