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Nedum and Gabby discuss England's prospects at the FIFA World Cup, the challenges of playing in Mexico at the Azteca stadium, and insights into new Man City manager Enzo Maresca's coaching philosophy.

After Harry Kane got them out of jail against DR Congo , Nedum believes this is the start of a glorious run for England at the FIFA World Cup . It’s Mexico next at the iconic Azteca stadium, altitude, pollution, and an army of noisy fans await. Nedum & Gabby discuss performing at altitude, Mexican welcoming committees and what makes this the “hardest game that can be played at this tournament” Elsewhere the guys reveal new Man City manager Enzo Maresca ’s coaching philosophy - with insights from Guillem Balague - and they talk Nottingham Forest too, who have just sacked their 4th manager in a year - this time by email! 📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7 🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod 📱Follow us on socials: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/ X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod 📥 Email: thesportsagents@global.com 💭 Take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6 Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides Producer: David Finch Video Producer: Samuel Trudgill Social Media Editor: Jasmine Wissart Tom Hughes is…

People in this episode

Host: Nedum

Guest: Gabby

Topics covered

• FIFA World Cup
• Mexico
• Azteca stadium
• coaching philosophy
• Nottingham Forest
• managerial changes
• performance at altitude

Keywords

• FIFA World Cup
• Mexico
• Azteca stadium
• Enzo Maresca
• Nottingham Forest
• Harry Kane
• coaching philosophy
• altitude
• pollution
• football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Man City, Nottingham Forest, Global

Places: Azteca, DR Congo

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