THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #91 - WINNING ON & OFF THE PITCH w/ FC DALLAS' ANDRE ZANOTTA

Andre Zanotta is the Chief Soccer Officer & Technical Director of FC Dallas. Having just come off the back of their best finish to a season since 2016 Andre joined me to speak about his own and the club's journey to date. Protecting the long term vision of a club amid the relentless grind of modern day football is no mean feat however it is something which Andre has become accustomed to in his role as Technical Director. Join us as we converse about the insides of Neymar's world breaking transfer, building a high performance unit destined for continental success and the realities of living inside the pressure cooker of two of Brazil's biggest clubs. In the never ending pursuit of continuous growth and learning Andre is certainly playing the infinite game.

Listen to find out more including;

- The realities of being a top flight sporting director.

- Managing expectations in the short and long term.

- Inside Neymar's record breaking transfer to Barcelona.

- How Gremio built a team destined for success?

- How FC Dallas protect their player development pathways?

Timestamps;

00:00 - 02:46 - Intro

02:47 - 12:42 - The Role

12:43 - 22:49 - Santos

22:50 - 28:53 - Neymar Transfer

28:54 - 32:45 - Gremio

32:46 - 44:11 - High Performance

44:12 - 1:02:52 - Pathways

1:02:53 - 1:06:23 - Advice