The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 136 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW CARLOS RICHARDS - We discussed the career of youngster Carlos #Richards with the man himself. We discussed; making #Derby debut, meeting Wayne #Rooney, recovering from rejections + much more.00:00 Intro1:55 Guest intro2:33 Take us back to the beginning6:37 Carlos Richards upbringing8:28 How did you get into football?9:52 Initial Chelsea rejection10:50 Views on stats vs performance12:02 Juggling school with football14:39 Overcoming rejection19:42 Signing for Derby22:18 Staying in Digs 24:15 How is it leaving your family?25:15 Transitioning from London to Derby26:21 Managing friendship groups28:08 Getting called to play for the first team30:14 How is Wayne Rooney the manager?31:14 How do you assess your own game?31:11 Which players are you studying?33:06 Bukayo Saka33:49 Deep dive on the whole debut experience37:25 Carlos on experienced players38:09 This season39:02 Experience of being thrown into the limelight as younger players 40:45 Can you be thrown in too soon as a youngster?43:46 Views on football snobbery towards Gibraltar46:00 Contract situation47:11 Life outside of football56:51 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.