RUBEN SELLES EXCLUSIVE! In the eye of the storm at crisis club Reading FC

In the latest episode of the TGG Podcast, Reading FC manager Ruben Selles opens up on being in charge of a crisis-hit club. He tells us about the transfer embargo and points deduction; the broken promises and his determination to carry on. The Spaniard also looks back on his career and how he became one of the most highly-rated young coaches in Europe - and on his hopes and ambitions for the future. 00:01: Challenges as Reading manager. Pre-season with nine professional players. 04:56: Transfer embargo in January window. Vows to fight to hold onto players. 07:23: Foregoing wages in November along with Director of Football Mark Bowen. "As Simon Sinek says, leaders eat last." 09:08: Having impressive infrastructure at the club, but "you can have an amazing house and very cheap furniture." 10:34: Situation regarding ownership and potential sale. Project not being what was promised. 11:55: Starting coaching at 16 and gaining Pro Licence at 25. Advantages of starting so young. 19:06: Travelling around the world to work as a young coach: to Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, Denmark and England.  23:36: Move to Southampton. Had been tracked by Rasmus Ankersen. Parachuted in as assistant to Ralph Hassenhuttl. 31:13: Taking over as Head Coach when Hassenhuttl and then Nathan Jones were sacked.  36:41: Management is all-consuming. Impact on family. Using psychologist support for both himself and his family. "The kids were suffering." 45:02: Why he left Southampton. Why he joined Reading. Playing philosophy. 54:42: Working with young talented players like Rasmus Hojlund. 1:00:30: Ambitions: for the rest of the season and remainder of career.  Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y3l... FOLLOW ► Twitter:   / ground_guru   LinkedIn:   / posts   Podcast sponsor: Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/