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E137 - Nick Cox: Why the future IS bright at Manchester United

The High Performance Podcast

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What Are You Good At?

Footballers are a combination of game understanding, technical tactical ability, athleticism and character. You don't have to be good at all those things to be a top football player. The thing we're really looking for is character. I've worked with loads of young players over the years,. tall ones, short ones, fast one, slow ones, ses, dribblers, warriors, all sorts. One thing that they all have in common is character. So i used to call it warrior spirit, but i drop the warrior because i think that has awful comic connotations. And what is spirit? Will its ability to learn. It's resilience. No parent can put that into someone. We

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