Stockport County Academy Manager - Damien Allen ("Control Your Emotions"") - Episode 24 snippet")

About this episode

Damien Allen discusses the importance of controlling emotions in football to succeed as a professional player.

On this episode, I’m joined by Damien Allen the former First Team Midfielder turned Academy Manager of EFL League 1 club Stockport County FC, who tells me on Episode 24 of my podcast. Controlling your emotions and being able to deal with the psychological demands of football is key to becoming a professional footballer. Full Episode: Friday April 24th 2026 (6pm)

People in this episode

Host: Marvee Woods

Guest: Damien Allen

Topics covered

• emotional control
• psychological demands
• professional football
• academy management
• football training

Keywords

• football
• emotions
• psychology
• academy
• Stockport County
• professional player
• training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stockport County FC

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