Steve Bruce: Fergie’s Wisdom & Is The ‘Gaffer’ Going Extinct?!

About this episode

Steve Bruce reflects on his career and discusses the evolution of soccer management.

In today’s episode, Angelina Kelly revisits one of the week's standout interviews. Steve Bruce sits down with Andy Goldstein and Gabby Agbonlahor to reflect on a storied career. On the agenda: The Villa days and what it was really like trying to keep Gabby in line, Bruce's honest take on Michael Carrick, memories with the great Sir Alex Ferguson. Plus we ask, with the rise of the 'Head Coach,' is the era of the old-school manager over? Instagram: @ talkSPORT Twitter: @ talkSPORT   YouTube Website  Produced by: Lucy Lavery Photo Credit: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Goldstein

Guests: Steve Bruce, Gabby Agbonlahor

Topics covered

• Steve Bruce
• soccer management
• Sir Alex Ferguson
• old-school managers
• Michael Carrick
• Aston Villa

Keywords

• Steve Bruce
• soccer
• management
• Sir Alex Ferguson
• Aston Villa
• Michael Carrick
• old-school manager

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Organizations: talkSPORT

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