Matt Bloomfield has spent his adult life playing football, so Christmas at home is rare. However, it doesn’t mean he gets time off. Since leaving Luton he’s visited Premier League clubs and Championship clubs. Reading is also research for him.Sky Sports reports that he has just begun reading Gareth Southgate’s book. “I admire his conduct and how he treats others. “I am also reading Eleven Rings, by Phil Jackson.” It is not a matter of escapism to study the career of legendary basketball coach Phil Jackson.
Bloomfield explains, “I read only about leadership because I want to feel that I’m learning.” “I go to courses and read books. I can’t sit at home doing nothing. “I’d like to think that this break will give me a better chance at success when I start my next job.”
Bloomfield, 41 years old, is a great example of how intense the job of managing football can be. In the later part of his career, he has worked with both a sports psychology and a mind coach.”I wanted to make sure that I didn’t leave any stone unturned during my long playing career. I wanted my playing to be as full of potential as possible. At 36 I was able to play in the Championship, and I achieved as much as I could in my last years.
“Before, I spent so much time in the gym and nutrition and I was always working on tactics. But I never focused on my mental state. In my 20s, I played with fear. “I never paid attention to what my brain was telling me.” He has been a successful coach since he made the change.
After promising stints at Wycombe Wanderers and Colchester United, his departure from Luton Town, in October, when the team was three points out of the playoff positions, is the first real blip in his managerial career.
“Heartbroken.” Bloomfield’s emotion is described as “heartbroken” after his time in Kenilworth Road ended. Only Burnley and Leeds had more points in the Championship from March to the end of the season. He was proud of the work he did last year. “We turned it around. To change the form of the club, it was a huge amount of work. We felt that we had changed the mentality of the entire club.”He continues: “The three previous away wins came in three different years. But we won at Cardiff. We won at Derby ….
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