PEN pics of England's backroom staff at the 2022 World Cup.

Natasha Patel is Assistant Academy Director at Southampton and one of the most experienced women working in men's professional football. In Episode #64 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, she outlined her journey in football, how analysis has evolved and her experiences on either side of the Atlantic.

DAVE REDDIN MBE explains why sporting leaders need to focus their time and resources on what matters most - and how an exercise using poker chips helps them do that.

RENE MARIC is one of the most exciting young coaches in Europe. At the age of 31, he is Head of Coach Development and Playing Philosophy at Bayern Munich and has worked for Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach. He told the TGG Podcast about his coaching journey and lessons.

RADHI JAIDI became the first Tunisian to play in the Premier League when he joined Sam Allardyce's Bolton in 2004 and he remains a trailblazer as one of the only black Muslim coaches in senior European football. On Episode #61 of the TGG Podcast, Jaidi told us about his journey as a player and coach.

AS manager of League One Reading, Ruben Selles has one of the toughest jobs in the Football League. On Episode #60 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, he explained what it's like to lead the crisis club.

The Football Association has made three new Head Coach appointments in the England youth age groups, including Ben Futcher taking over the U20s on a permanent basis.

MANY clubs regard the growing use of external support staff as a threat to player welfare and performance. James Collins and Dr Ben Rosenblatt say they have developed four ‘core operating principles' which ensure these staff become a trusted extension of the performance team.

BELGIUM'S Union Saint-Gilloise have marked themselves out as one of the smartest and most innovative clubs in Europe. In Episode #59 of the TGG Podcast, their Sporting Director, Chris O'Loughlin, gave insights into how they are managing to upset the established order.

FORMER Southampton Director of Performance Mark Jarvis has been appointed as England’s new Head of Performance as Gareth Southgate finalises his staff ahead of next summer’s Euros.

KEVIN THELWELL has been Director of Football during a tumultuous period at Everton. In Episode #58 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, Thelwell talked about what his role involves, formulating a long-term plan for the club and what the future might hold.

JES BUSTER MADSEN is Head of Research and Development at FC Copenhagen and a world leader in the application of cognitive neuroscience in football. In Episode #57 of the TGG Podcast he explained how and why brain training will be the next big growth area in football.

FOR the last decade, Mark Leyland has been one of the foremost analysts in this country - and has gone on to become even more than that. He spoke to TGG about the evolution of his role at Liverpool and Newcastle and his current job as Head of Coaching Methodology at City Football Group.

FOR almost a decade, Sarah Rudd was Vice President of Analytics for StatDNA and Arsenal, making her one of the most senior women in the Premier League. In this episode of the TGG Podcast, she told us about her work with Arsenal, her wider career and her thoughts on the future of analytics.

LIVERPOOL'S influential assistant Pep Lijnders was our guest on Episodes #53 and #54 of the TGG Podcast, giving in-depth insights into his work at the Anfield club.

FORMER Chelsea and Everton assistant Joe Edwards has been named England's Under-20s boss as the development coaches for the 2023/24 international campaign are announced.

MANAGER Ian Evatt and Sporting Director Chris Markham are working in tandem to try and restore Bolton Wanderers to their former glories. They outlined their approach in Episode #52 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl.

STEVE KEMP has been promoted to Head of Physical Performance, Medicine and Nutrition at the Football Association following Bryce Cavanagh’s appointment as Chelsea’s Head of Performance.

ENGLAND Under-21 boss Lee Carsley says he deploys players in terms of roles not positions. Last weekend England won the European U21 Championship for the first time since 1984 and one notable feature of their tournament was players being used in different positions to those they usually fill for their clubs.

WHEN Irishman Conor Nestor got an unexpected opportunity to manage Svay Rieng in Cambodia, he grabbed it with both hands. He transformed the way they operated, including a complete revamp of their analysis and recruitment. Here he explains what he did and how it helped land the Cambodian league title.

ARSENAL have a fantastic record of producing athletic Academy graduates. In Episode #50 of the TGG Podcast Des Ryan, the club's former Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Athletic Development, explains why and how.

HOPE POWELL, the former England Women's Head Coach, has joined the Men’s Under-20s as a Technical Advisor for their World Cup campaign in Argentina.

BEN ROSENBLATT will step down as England’s Lead Physical Performance Coach after their June camp.

BENFICA are the reigning UEFA Youth League champions and have the most profitable Academy in Europe. Their Technical Director Pedro Marques was our guest on Episode #49 of the TGG Podcast in association with Hudl.

FORMER Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has replaced Chris Powell as one of Gareth Southgate's assistants for England's upcoming Euro 2024 campaign.

OUR guest on Episode #48 of the Training Ground Guru Podcast is Norwich City's Stuart Webber, who we've often described as the 'purest' example of a Sporting Director in this country.

GARETH SOUTHGATE says he is concerned that the number of England-qualified players in certain positions in the Premier League is “deteriorating rapidly.”

IAN MITCHELL, England’s Head of Performance Psychology, has left his role following a technical review of the national teams by the Football Association.

IN Episode #47 of the Training Ground Guru Podcast, Tom Vernon tells us about the origins of Right to Dream, its objectives and what the rest of football can learn from the group.

PROFESSOR David Sumpter is a pioneer of the application of data science in football and has worked with leading teams including Ajax, Barcelona, Hammarby and England. In Episode #46 of the TGG Podcast he gives insights into his work and predictions for the future.

BRENTFORD first-team coach Justin Cochrane tells us about his coaching journey on Episode #45 of the TGG Podcast.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST boss Steve Cooper says football’s new ‘learning era’ has helped to drive England to unprecedented success at both youth and senior level.

WHEN the 26 members of England's 2022 World Cup squad were announced on social media yesterday, each had their own digital ID card. These included interesting details about their own personal stories and their place in the history of the team.

SALLY NEEDHAM is the Human Development and Performance Culture Lead at Sheffield United's Academy. On Episode #44 of the TGG Podcast she gives us the lowdown on her unique role.

RUI FARIA is the most successful number two in football history. Here he gives in-depth insights into his time working alongside Jose Mourinho.

SEAN DYCHE explains the lessons he has learned throughout his career, from being a trainee under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest to taking unfashionable Burnley into Europe for the first time in 51 years.

ENGLAND have confirmed their coaching staff for the men’s development teams ahead of the 2022/23 season, with newcomers Simon Rusk and Neil Ryan taking charge of the Under-19s and U18s respectively.

STEVEN REID left his role as first-team coach at Nottingham Forest earlier this summer to become a confidence, wellbeing and leadership coach. On Episode #41 of the TGG Podcast he explains the reasons why and gives insights into his two decades as a Premier League player and coach.

DAMIEN COMOLLI tells TGG about the strategies he has employed to restore Toulouse FC to the top table of French football - and how they were honed during three decades in the game.

IN April, Southampton announced that they were launching a “unique” Learning Lab that would embed a “research culture focused on modern Ecological Approaches” in their club and Academy. TGG decided to find out more by welcoming two members of the Learning Lab Board onto our podcast.

SIMON RUSK has been appointed as an England youth coach for the 2022/23 season.

AUSTRALIA assistant Rene Meulensteen was our guest on Episode #38 of the TGG Podcast. He told us about his coaching journey from Holland to Australia via Manchester United and the lessons learned along the way in front of a live audience..

ANDREAS GEORGSON gives us insights into individual development coaching, evolving set pieces at the highest level, Malmö's youth development secrets and what it was like to work under Arteta.

ENGLAND C took on Wales C in Caernarfon last night with four coaches of South Asian background on the camp.

THE Training Ground Guru Podcast is celebrating its third birthday. We look back on the 37 episodes we've had so far - and ahead to season four.

FOR 24 years, Francis Cagigao was one of the most important and influential figures at Arsenal. He tells TGG about his time with the North London club and about his new role, as Director of Football for Chile.

BRENTFORD'S journey to the Premier League is a story of innovation, clever use of data and investment in people. We found out more about this from their Director of Football, Phil Giles.

MARIELA NISOTAKI is the Head of Emerging Talent at Norwich City - and the only female scout on the circuit in the UK. She told us what her job involves, how she balances data with live eyes and why Norwich are an ambitious club doing things their own way.

In Episode #33 of the TGG Podcast, Chris Ramsey MBE tells us about his role at QPR, his career journey, how he develops coaches and why the game has lost a generation of black leaders.

FORMER England Head of Team Strategy and Performance Dave Reddin explains the strides that were made with the national set-up after he arrived in 2014.

GREGG BROUGHTON is the Academy Director at Bodø/Glimt, the small club making a big noise in European football. He was our guest on Episode #32 of the TGG Podcast.

OWEN EASTWOOD, who has worked with the England men's football team since 2016, shares insights about building an optimum environment for teams and athletes to thrive.

ENGLAND Lead Physio Steve Kemp says Gareth Southgate “puts a lot of energy” into making sure that the "team behind the team" feel valued and part of the culture with the Euro 2020 finalists.

LUKE BORNN, the former Head of Analytics at AS Roma, tells us about his own journey, and that of data science in football.

WEST HAM first-team coach Paul Nevin has joined Gareth Southgate’s England staff as they bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

ENGLAND have named their new coaching set-up for the Under-17s to U20s following a number of departures this year.

DAVE ALRED MBE shares the secrets for performing under pressure that he's used with Jonny Wilkinson, Luke Donald, Francesco Molinari and even Gareth Southgate

LEE CARSLEY has been appointed as England’s Under-21s Head Coach, with Ashley Cole as his assistant.

IN just 20 months, Russell Martin has marked himself out as one of the most interesting and original English managers in the game. He told TGG more about his approach, covering topics including Buddhism, politics, playing without fear, work-life balance and the importance of sticking to Plan A.

THE inside story of England’s transformation from serial underachievers to Euro 2020 finalists.

MICHAEL BEALE gives an insight into the training ground methods that helped Rangers land their first title in a decade.

CHELSEA WOMEN manager Emma Hayes on some of the key influences on her career and how they helped to shape her leadership philosophy.

LAURENCE STEWART, the Head of Recruitment for AS Monaco, explains the core principles of the club's transfer strategy.

THE Football Association has started the process of replacing Head of Performance Insights Kate Baker, who left the organisation in February to join UK Sport.

RENOWNED coach and coach educator Brian Ashton MBE tells TGG the lessons he has learned from five decades in the profession.

WITH the Under-21 Euros starting next week, Youth Hawk have profiled the players who have made it into Aidy Boothroyd's 23-man England squad.

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate says young homegrown players are finally “getting their chance and showing their ability” in this country.

AZ ALKMAAR Sport Development Director Marijn Beuker outlines how the club outperform their budget by thinking differently.

LIVERPOOL legend and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher tells TGG how he analyses matches and aims to take fans inside the world of the manager's post-match debrief.

UNDER-16s lead Dan Micciche outlines the key principles of Arsenal's Academy and how they go about developing 'Strong Young Gunners.'

BRIGHTON Technical Director Dan Ashworth explains what the role involves and why he believes it’s so important.

EVERTON assistant Davide Ancelotti was the guest on episode #19 of the TGG Podcast. The 31-year-old talked about growing up with a famous father, gave insights into his role, explained why Dominic Calvert-Lewin was "the best striker we could have" and opened up about his own managerial ambitions.

FOOTBALL’S preoccupation with the ‘unicorn’ manager or head coach is a "flawed leadership concept" and needs to change, says Dave Reddin, the former Head of Team Strategy and Performance? at the Football Association.

GOALKEEPER coach Anthony White is leaving Bournemouth after four-and-a-half years to join the Football Association.

Eddie Jones, Tom Vernon, Dave Reddin, Lorraine O'Malley and Karen Bardsley outline what they believe will be the big developments in football in the coming months and years.

LEE CARSLEY has been named England Under-20s coach as the Football Association announced its coaching appointments for the 2020/21 season.

THE Football Association has scrapped its system of specialist coaches, leading to Richard Kyle and Mikey Harris being made redundant.

LIVERPOOL Academy Manager Alex Inglethorpe takes TGG inside the club's Kirkby training centre and explains the principles that underpin one of the most successful youth programmes in English football.

DAVID COLES, who has coached with Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol City and England during a career spanning more than two decades, tells us about the past, present and future of goalkeeping in this country.

DR PIPPA GRANGE, the former Head of People and Team Development for the Football Association, tells us about the differences between winning deep and shallow.

MANCHESTER UNITED Academy Manager Nick Cox lays out the key tenets of the club's youth programme, including the belief that there is a higher purpose than just producing professional footballers.

DANNY COWLEY lays out his footballing philosophy, which he described as "old-school values with new methods".

TONY STRUDWICK says building relationships is still the most important skill for any practitioner, despite the increasing influence of data and science in football.

JOHN MCDERMOTT is leaving Tottenham after 15 years to take up the new role of Assistant Technical Director at the Football Association.

ENGLAND team doctor Rob Chakraverty has stepped down from his role after three-and-a-half years in order to “seek new challenges”.

GÉRARD HOULLIER is the "most underrated" Liverpool manager. according to Jamie Carragher, but he brought the club into the 21st Century and his legacy is still felt to this day,

BLACKBURN have been one of the surprise packages of the Championship season so far - and 35-year-old Stewart Downing has been their talisman. He tells TGG about the astute management of Tony Mowbray and how it's helped prolong his career.

ENGLAND rugby coach Eddie Jones shares insights gleaned from three decades in coaching, ranging from the influence of Pep Guardiola to managing mavericks to tactical periodisation.

DAVE REDDIN, England’s Head of Team Strategy and Performance, is leaving the Football Association after almost five years on Friday - and his role will not be replaced.

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate and Belgium Head of Analysis and Innovation Luke Benstead have explained how they create their own metrics to give context to data for their teams.

MLADEN SORMAZ, Head of Football Analytics at Leicester City; Luke Benstead, Head of Performance Analysis and Innovation for Belgium, and Ed Sulley, Director of Customer Solutions for Hudl, discuss the current state of data science in football and where it could be headed.

MATT CROCKER, one of the driving forces behind England’s recent successes at age group level, is leaving the Football Association after six years to become Director of Football Operations at Southampton.

IAN MITCHELL is set to head up psychological development across the 16 England teams following the departure of Pippa Grange as Head of People and Team Development in September, TGG understands.

DR PIPPA GRANGE, England's first Head of People and Team Development, outlines her philosophy regarding culture and performance psychology.

PAUL BALSOM, Leicester City’s highly-experienced Head of Performance Innovation, says a rare alchemy has taken the side to heady heights in the Premier League this season.

WYSCOUT founder Matteo Campodonico explains how he came up with the idea for the scouting and analysis platform, how clubs use it and why he believes Big Data will transform the way it is used.

LEEDS UNITED Sporting Director Victor Orta says the club’s recruitment policy is 70% human judgement and 30% data.

LES FERDINAND charts his journey from star player to Director of Football at QPR and laments the fact that bigger clubs are now “stockpiling” young talent.

FORMER Charlton and Southend manager Chris Powell has joined Gareth’s Southgate’s coaching staff until Euro 2020 as part of the Football Association’s BAME placement scheme.

IAN FOSTER has been promoted to England Under-18 boss as the Football Association announced its coaching line-up for the coming season.

RHYS LONG, Head of Performance Analysis and Insight for the Football Association, outlines his philosophy in the Training Ground Guru Podcast.

ENGLAND must continue to “think differently” because of the “structural advantages” of their rivals, says Football Association Head of Team Strategy and Performance Dave Reddin.

DAVE REDDIN, the Football Association’s Head of Team Strategy and Performance, tells the TGG Podcast that sports science is creating a generation of players with “limited physical capabilities”.

THIS month we go behind the scenes at the TGG Youth Development Conference in Manchester, with speakers Kris Van Der Haegen, Leigh Bromby and John McGuigan.

TGG gets a tour of Burnley's Academy, which is on the verge of going from Category 3 to 1 inside three years.

FORMER Birmingham, Derby and Stoke manager Gary Rowett is joined by his former Head of Performance, Dave Carolan, and Head of Analysis, Joe Carnall, for the first episode of the new Training Ground Guru podcast.

FORMER Southampton Vice Chairman Les Reed has replaced Dan Ashworth as Technical Director of the Football Association.

COLIN COOPER has left his role as assistant manager of the England Under-21s after two and a half years, the Football Association has confirmed.

KIERON DYER says he was “blown away” by the quality of England Under-20s’ training after spending a week working with the team.

COLIN COOPER has been sacked as assistant manager of the England Under-21s after almost two-and-a-half years in the role.

FORMER Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says England rejected Chelsea star Ethan Ampadu because he “takes too few touches”.

ENGLAND players no longer make their breakthroughs in the Premier League, having to instead prove themselves in less glamorous surroundings.

FORMER England Under-16 coach Dan Micciche explains how the national team changed style and perceptions.

DELE ALLI and his mentor, Dan Micciche, chart his progress from the Heelands Courts in Milton Keynes to becoming a key player for England at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

FINDING a female in the boardroom of an English football club is a tough task, even in 2018. Dr Sara Ward from Manchester Metropolitan University explains why more needs to be done.

COULD England finally win a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup this summer? Noises from the England camp seem positive so far, explains author Ben Lyttleton.

LAPTOPS and tablets will appear on the bench for the first time at this summer’s World Cup as tactical analysts comes out into the open.

FA Technical Director Dan Ashworth says England has lost its finest coach educator following the death of Dick Bate at the age of 71.

JUSTIN COCHRANE thanked Chris Ramsey for inspiring him to become a coach after landing the England Under-15 job.

ENGLAND Under-17 coach Steve Cooper has revealed the behind-the-scenes work that led to their World Cup win last October.

WALES psychologist Dr Ian Mitchell has left his role to join the Football Association.

KIERON DYER says England underachieve at major tournaments because everyone is “scared” of playing for the national team.

THE FA laid down exactly what it means to be an England international in 2014 - and many clubs are now following suit.

PIPPA GRANGE has started as the Football Association's first Head of People and Team Development, tasked with building psychological resilience in the 16 England teams.

INCREASING opportunities for homegrown players will be English football’s biggest challenge in 2018, says FA Technical Director Dan Ashworth.

ENGLAND UNDER-16 boss Dan Micciche has reached settlement with the Football Association after being on gardening leave since the start of September.

PETE STURGESS, the Football Association's lead for the foundation phase, tells us about the work that led to England's summer of success and how it is now being built on.

RIO FERDINAND, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard tell BT Sport that club rivalries played a major part in the 'Golden Generation' failing to realise its potential.

FORMER Manchester United Under-18 coach Paul McGuinness has been appointed National Coach Developer by the Football Association.

HEAD of Talent ID Richard Allen is leaving the Football Association to become Loughborough University’s first Director of Football.

BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH Sporting Director Max Eberl says English clubs are producing the best young players in the world - but failing to give them a chance.

EDDIE JONES' Q&A at Soccerex was as intense and stimulating as one of the his coaching sessions. Read and listen to it here.

ENGLAND rugby coach Eddie Jones created back-page news with his superb session at the Soccerex conference this week.

ENGLAND Under-21 head coach Aidy Boothroyd says Subbuteo will play a key part in his half-time team talk against Poland tonight.

ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate has outlined how he plans to get his team playing without inhibition.

ENGLAND UNDER-21s have appointed a sports psychologist for the Euros in Poland after identifying the absence of one as a key flaw in 2015.

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate took his squad on a secret trip to the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre in a bid to build their teamwork, leadership and adaptability.

GARY LEWIN, one of football’s best-known physios, has joined West Ham as their new head of medical services.