Interviews

Each month, the League Managers Association interviews one of its members to unearth insights into how the top professionals manage and lead a high performance team.

All the way up

Having risen through the ranks as a coach for his boyhood team, Crystal Palace, former Bristol Rovers manager Ben Garner has earned himself an enviabl...

Taking his time

Luton Town’s Nathan Jones talks through some of the valuable lessons that have served him well in his career in management In his first spell at Lu...

Coaching abroad

Robbie Fowler is out to prove himself as a coach. Having managed in Thailand and Australia, he is now leading India’s East Bengal into their first s...

A legacy to be proud of!

Having recently stepped down as manager of the double World Cup winning US Women’s team, Jill Ellis talks to the LMA about how she ‘rebooted’ th...

The modern goalkeeper coach

Bristol Rovers goalkeeper coach, Adrian Tucker, talks through the weekly responsibilities of the modern goalkeeper coach in preparing for a match. The...

The long serving gaffer

Gareth Ainsworth is now the longest-serving manager in the Football League. During his playing career at QPR, he twice served as caretaker manager but...

Hometown gaffer

Newport County manager Michael Flynn talks to the LMA about the highs and lows of his career in coaching so far Michael Flynn’s introduction to foot...

Performance psychology

With the right mindset we can perform at our best and respond positively, even in difficult situations. We ask the experts for their views on why we n...

Plan and adapt

There’s no quick route to success in management. You have to build yourself up gradually and try to get yourself into situations where you’re mana...

The wilder side

Since being appointed manager of Sheffield United in 2016, Chris Wilder has inspired his home-town and boyhood team to two promotions. He was even vot...

Jack of all trades

When Sunderland’s Jack Ross commits himself to achieving something he sees it through, whether it’s graduating in economics or becoming a soccer c...

Our man in Panama

Until recently the interim head coach of Panama’s national football team, Gary Stempel talks about the part he has played in the development Panam...

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José Mourinho

The fans’ favourite

Following his recent induction into the LMA Hall of Fame and 1,000 Club, Rafa Benitez offers an insight into the upbringing that shaped him and his ap...

Outside the box

I was at Team Bath for seven years with no conventional influence from the football world,” says Paul Tisdale, “and it opened my eyes to the kind...

Creating a learning culture

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes that creating the right environment at a football club is vital to his style of management. Great leadership i...

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