Micah Hyde: From Unsigned to Captain in 4 Years
- Josh Schneider-Weiler
- May 19, 2017
- 1 min read
Our guest today is Dagenham and Redbridge FC U-18 and Academy manager Micah Hyde. Before coaching Hyde made more than 600 appearances at every level of English football. Non-league. Premier league. And everything in-between. He also represented Jamaica 17 times between 2001 and 2004.
In this episode, he talks about how family and music influenced his football career, how results can ruin young players and what he learned playing with Watford legend, Graham Taylor.
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Timeline
Talks about childhood influences and sound systems 00:35
Talks about his teenage years 5:15
Hyde describes his playing style 7:15
Why Hyde didn’t panic in possession 9:03
How his upbringing has directly impacted his football career 10:45
Hyde’s failures and how they affected his career 12:55
On getting dropped by West Ham and having no club 15:03
How he led when he was captain 17:53
On being sent to Finland 18:54
The differences between Finland and England 20:27
Why British players should play abroad more 24:05
His views on results vs. performance 24:54
What he learned about being a man-manager from Graham Taylor 30:15
Things he learnt after he was finished playing 33:31
What separates an academy player and a professional 35:30
His favorite pre-training exercises 37:42
His proudest achievements 41:00
Why footballers are selfish 43:20
On playing a friendly in Japan 45:50
On having “football pride” 47:00
His favorite team to watch 51:41
What would his football legacy be 52:20
His advice to football players and managers 53:30
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