For Wayne Rooney To Even Know My Name Was Massive! - Carlos Richards

04/24/23 • 58 min

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 136 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW CARLOS RICHARDS - We discussed the career of youngster Carlos #Richards with the man himself. We discussed; making #Derby debut, meeting Wayne #Rooney, recovering from rejections + much more.

00:00 Intro

1:55 Guest intro

2:33 Take us back to the beginning

6:37 Carlos Richards upbringing

8:28 How did you get into football?

9:52 Initial Chelsea rejection

10:50 Views on stats vs performance

12:02 Juggling school with football

14:39 Overcoming rejection

19:42 Signing for Derby

22:18 Staying in Digs

24:15 How is it leaving your family?

25:15 Transitioning from London to Derby

26:21 Managing friendship groups

28:08 Getting called to play for the first team

30:14 How is Wayne Rooney the manager?

31:14 How do you assess your own game?

31:11 Which players are you studying?

33:06 Bukayo Saka

33:49 Deep dive on the whole debut experience

37:25 Carlos on experienced players

38:09 This season

39:02 Experience of being thrown into the limelight as younger players

40:45 Can you be thrown in too soon as a youngster?

43:46 Views on football snobbery towards Gibraltar

46:00 Contract situation

47:11 Life outside of football

56:51 Outro

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00:00 Intro

1:55 Guest intro

2:33 Take us back to the beginning

6:37 Carlos Richards upbringing

8:28 How did you get into football?

9:52 Initial Chelsea rejection

10:50 Views on stats vs performance

12:02 Juggling school with football

14:39 Overcoming rejection

19:42 Signing for Derby

22:18 Staying in Digs

24:15 How is it leaving your family?

25:15 Transitioning from London to Derby

26:21 Managing friendship groups

28:08 Getting called to play for the first team

30:14 How is Wayne Rooney the manager?

31:14 How do you assess your own game?

31:11 Which players are you studying?

33:06 Bukayo Saka

33:49 Deep dive on the whole debut experience

37:25 Carlos on experienced players

38:09 This season

39:02 Experience of being thrown into the limelight as younger players

40:45 Can you be thrown in too soon as a youngster?

43:46 Views on football snobbery towards Gibraltar

46:00 Contract situation

47:11 Life outside of football

56:51 Outro

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There Has Been Conversations With Brentford About A New Contract - Josh Dasilva

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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 135 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JOSH DASILVA- We discussed the career of Josh #Dasilva with the man himself. We discussed; coming through the #Arsenal academy, leaving Arsenal, why he joined #Brentford, Thomas Frank, new contract talks, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka + much more.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:55 Guest Intro

2:12 Who is Josh Dasilva?

4:08 What position did you start in?

5:02 When did you notice that you have a knack for football?

7:17 Who is in your age group at Arsenal and how was the energy?

9:15 How was it going through the ranks at Arsenal?

12:15 What adversity did you have to go through?

15:23 When did you feel that you can make it as a pro baller?

17:40 When was the moment that you got called in to train with the first team?

20:20 Speak to us about Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez?

22:53 What did you need to develop to play in midfield?

24:55 How was that feeling of making your Arsenal debut?

28:16 What happened between making your debut and leaving Arsenal?

31:10 Talk to us about your Arsenal departure?

34:06 Did Arsenal map out a future for you?

35:45 What made you join Brentford? (A story on failed Birmingham move)

41:06 How long was the period between the Birmingham medical and the Brentford move?

42:10 Talk to us about the period of Brentford being in the Champ

46:32 Did you have any concrete offers from EPL clubs?

47:02 Talk to us about the Brentford front three in the Champ and Brentford's play off run?

52:04 How is the atmosphere when you got promoted to the Prem?

55:52 Talk to us about your hip injury?

1:02:11 How difficult was it for you from a mental standpoint to cope with the injury?

1:04:26 Talk to us about your Prem career so far?

1:11:07 How would you assess you season from an individual standpoint?

1:13:18 What is the reason as why the gaffer is not starting you?

1:14:40 How are you feeling in terms of a percentage?

1:17:14 Talk to us about winning at the Etihad?

1:19:14 Do you feel at this current moment that you're one of Brentford's best players?

1:20:10 Talk to us about Ivan Toney?

1:21:28 What do you think Ivan can achieve in the game?

1:22:55 Has Ivan missed a penalty in training?

1:24:00 What has been you biggest victory this season?

1:26:00 Talk to us about the gaffer and how is he as an individual?

1:27:26 Have you had contract talks?

1:28:38 What would you be looking at if you extend your stay at Brentford?

1:30:00 What is the aims for the rest of the season?

1:32:00 Talk to us about Brentford fans?

1:33:30 Talk to us about representing England?

1:35:17 Talk to us about Reece James?

1:37:52 Talk to us about Arsenal? (Bukayo Saka insight)

1:40:38 Who do you think is going to win the Premier league?

1:42:28 Life outside of football?

1:44:40 How do you protect your wealth?

1:46:00 What's the drip on date night?

1:47:40 What music are your rocking with?

1:50:38 What's the aims and objective for you in the next 12-24 months

1:52:20 Guest recommendation

1:54:30 Closing remarks.

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Getting Stabbed Multiple Times Ruined My Career - Andre Wisdom

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 137 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ANDRE WISDOM - We discussed the career of Andre #Wisdom with the man himself. We discussed; breaking through at #Liverpool, playing with Gerrard and Carra, working under Frank #Lampard at Derby, Brendan Rodgers, getting stabbed multiple times + much more.

0:00 Intro

1:30 Guest intro

2:49 Humble beginnings

10:38 Joining Liverpool from Bradford

12:15 Adapting his game technically

14:08 How was Carragher and Gerrard with the youngsters

16:41 Raheem Sterling opening the door for Liverpool youngsters

21:10 Working with Brendan Rodgers

23:50 Representing Liverpool

31:16 How was it like playing with Carragher

32:24 Going out on Loan to Derby

36:42 West Brom loan/ working with Pulis

38:41 Lifestyle of being a young footballer

42:35 Playing for RB Salzburg

44:24 Dayot Upemecano

44:57 Knowing his Liverpool career was over.

47:30 Going back to Derby permanently

49:14 Working under Frank Lampard

55:33 Getting stabbed

57:30 Rushing recovery after being stabbed

1:01:00 Feelings on being stabbed

1:02:11 Police need to do better

1:03:52 Mental trauma of being stabbed

1:06:25 Receiving therapy

1:08:45 Accepts responsibility for stabbing

1:11:04 Going to clubs on trial

1:17:10 What happens if the phone doesn’t ring?

1:18:54 Going from Liverpool to being clubless

1:20:48 Representing England U21s

1:25:22 How Andre has been keeping afloat whilst not playing for 2 years.

1:28:24 Renting out his properties to Liverpool football club.

1:31:23 Being the breadwinner with different circumstances

1:33:39 Have you spoken to any of your old clubs about training with them?

1:37:18 Watching the current Liverpool team

1:40:35 Trent/ Best right back?

1:43:45 Jurgen Klopp

1:46:48 Why Andre is not on social media

1:50:28 Life outside of football

1:53:43 Outro

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