NTT20 Pod Meets: Paul Heckingbottom

Ali sat down to get to know Paul Heckingbottom and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes. 03:00 - Being out of work. How he’s dealt with it, how he spends his time. 7:10 - Falling out of love with the game. 8:15 - Youth team player at Manchester United 9:45 - Barnsley when he first became manager 15:30 - Sales of key players (Hourihane, Bree, Winnall) in January of 16/17 season with the team close to play-offs. 18:30 - Issues in the second half of that 16/17 season with contracts expiring… 21:25 - First 5 months as Barnsley Head Coach - winning at Wembley twice, winning promotion. 25:00 - His philosophy and teams he studied. 26:30 - Tactical discussion - how he set the team up in League One & adapting to the Championship. 30:30 - Many of the players from that squad are Championship & even Premier League players - Paul discusses Conor Hourihane and his development. 33:30 - Other former players Paul has enjoyed watching develop further. 37:45 - Why did Paul leave Barnsley for Leeds having just signed a new contract? 42:00 - Why he felt he had to move on. 42:50 - Was the call from Leeds a surprise? 43:50 - The different types of owners he’s worked under. 45:00 - Moving to Leeds. 46:15 - Did he know what he was getting himself into at Leeds? 48:00 - His remit at Leeds at things he felt needed sorting. 50:15 - The Leeds squad and recruitment strategy of the last few years. 53:00 - Leaving Leeds. 55:15 - Being replaced by Marcelo Bielsa - what’s he made of Bielsa’s Leeds? 58:00 - Championship tactics, is there time to plan a specific game-plan with so little time between games? 59:00 - How to set up against teams like Wolves (3-4-2-1) & Sheffield United (3-4-1-2) 1:05:00 - Working with a Set-Piece Coach at Leeds. 1:07:15 - What’s next for Paul. 1:08:30 - How do managers apply for jobs? 1:09:30 - Working in a structure with a Director of Football as a Head Coach and the difference in interpretation. 1:11:30 - Charity Work and having something else aside from football 1:13:30 - What is Myanmar like? 1:14:30 - Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices