Nigel Clough talks about Brian Clough

[@ณภัทรสุขแสง]

From me a memory of the kindness of Brian Clough. My old mother was on a plane to Stuttgart to visit my sister and recognised that it was Brian and Peter Taylor sitting across the aisle. They wrre travelling to watch Hamburg play in Stuttgart as preparation for a European Cup game. As the passengers disembarked Brian took my mother's heavy bag, went through customs and handed the bag to my waiting sister. She never forgot that and related the story many times later .

[@iantapping5210]

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[@andreaneilcmc]

Nigel''s intelligence, eloquence and honesty in this interview is refreshing. His mum and dad did a good job!!

[@CB-xr1eg]

@James Henderson Well done mate, real classy!

[@CB-xr1eg]

@James Henderson Why, what did he do to you?

[@tonyct6640]

Lots of humility. Nice guy.

[@63Baggies]

Nigel Clough is a credit both to his parents and to himself, one can only imagine how hard it was for someone even of his talent to cope with playing for someone whom cast such a long shadow over football. I love Cloughie an the way he thought about the game. Arrogant? YES, Mercurial? YES, Cruel? Sometimes, loving? OFTEN (to his players), Unique? MOST definitely.

[@floridagolf2010]

All the Clough’s were wonderful folk. Interviews show them for what they really are. Gents in Brian, Nigel and Simon and a lovely lady in Barbara. RIP Cloughie and Barbara.

[@markajonestify]

Didn’t Know That Barbara Had Died a Lovely Lady Spoke With Love Of Brian. Together again In Heaven Barbara raised Her Kids Well.

[@conorsmith8551]

When did Barbara die ? :(

[@chrisstevens2706]

What a lovely lad. Credit to his mum and dad.

[@keep_it_tidy56]

He certainly is. I hope one day he can achieve success in management, he certainly has the pedigree!

[@RobertDore-w4l]

And a fabulous player too.

[@bookworm4314]

I like them Clough's, they seem like nice people. Greetings from Ireland.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@James Henderson Oh I see, you're trolling. Is lockdown getting to you?

[@johnnyryan761]

I also like them cloughs I also hail from eire as clough would say

[@MartinBradyRallyCoDriver]

James Henderson disgusting comment.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@MartinBradyRallyCoDriver Just ignore the sick troll mate.

[@dolmanf]

Nigel was a fine player in his day

[@andrewisotope8146]

Yeah true, I remember him scoring on his Forest debut.so he very quickly showed his Dad chose him not because of who he was but because of what he could contribute.

[@petrasant5495]

Deep down, Brian Clough seemed to be a loving caring man. I miss him!

[@ellioshiem7892]

Brian Clough was amazing. I was always ELECTRIFIED Listening to him. Incredible presence. A MAN OF WORDS. I LOVED HIM.

[@lollykins12]

Really like Nigel, couldn't have been easy being Brian's son....good player as well. His dad was a legend though

[@ellioshiem7892]

Nigel was a great great player. And exceptionally lovely man.

[@johnbuggy9121]

Like father, like son: two gentlemen.

[@ElvarMasson]

Simple yet complex. Brian Clough is a legend

[@stevedavis68]

Mr Clough was without doubt a revolutionary manager far ahead of his time along with Peter Taylor his trusted assistant and was above all true to himself

[@sphughes01]

Great, great, great and lovely man, Brian Clough an undoubted genius. Really miss him as does football in these islands. How on earth did he take two clubs who were stagnating in the Second Division to the title of Champions of England and also for one Champions of Europe? Staggering.

[@CHRISJMATTHEWS87]

I miss Brian and nigel 😢 I wish nigel all the success and happiness 😊

[@Cora342]

I am from Ireland and have been a football fan all my life. I don’t begrudge any modern player his current wages but don’t you think England and football was a nicer place and time. Old fashioned decency and good family values were the order of the day. I am fascinated with tales of Clough and it is a pity it ended as it did because the achievements were amazing. The relationship between Clough and Taylor fascinating too as both needed each other to shine. I could go on and on but I won’t.

[@riverlodge]

this is wonderful. was too late for the 78-9 glory moments, but lucky enough to see Nigel and Psycho knock it round on the floor and I just wish, desperately, desperately, that Cloughie (Snr & Jnr) could have bagged that FA Cup in 91

[@mikebryson9350]

Lovely genuine guy thoroughly respectful and professional

[@carlmason4153]

I love the honesty of Nigel, in a big way I wish he'd have stayed longer as the Blades Manager. Sad it ended at the time.

[@ski8615]

Nigel was a v under rated player unlucky with injuries the ol man was a ICON end ov.

[@jamescunningham1973]

Brian and Peter made my childhood,growing up in the trent end,incredible memories they gave me,met him a few times and the last time in his lads shop in WB about a month before he died,we had 10minutes talking,will treasure that forever.BTW,forest are known worldwide because of what Brian and Peter did.

[@allanboyle1197]

Mr Clough was one of a kind. A genius and a proper old school character. His kind are sadly missed.

[@lukasbuyalszki2328]

@James Henderson He wasnt, I despise the left wing but Clough was a very old school genuine working class bloke, he definitely wasnt a social justice warrior or a prick and I reckon if he was around today hed be pro brexit and a populist

[@jacksonirving4594]

What you do in life echos for eternity.. Left a lasting impression on many people... Rest in peace.

[@douglasbatley1907]

Nige , I loved my old man too my dad was a huge cloughie fan it rubbed off. I met you at The Oasis gig at Main Road , my old man loved it when I told him that. Most respect , young man .

[@gzmo38]

Genius!!! And so sad he is not still here

[@davidkavanagh8175]

Nigel clough was a very underated player

[@engespress]

The main reason for Clough's success is his man management. He instilled in the players a belief they could do it. He also charmed the pants off them too with his personality. He knew how to handle people, gain their confidence, and instil discipline in a persuasive way, and players ended up wanting to play for him, wanting to impress him. And he made things simple. He didn't drill tactics into them and confuse them. He gave them a simple philosophy they could follow. He gave them a sense of responsibility of what they should do on the pitch during the actual game. It is hard to micro-manage events on the pitch during the heat of battle. Based on the philosophy they were instructed to follow, a simple but effective one, each player worked out for themselves what they had to do in the game. Clough and the player's team mates depended on the player making the right decision, so the player would try to make the right decision each time. This is important because football is a team game. If a player is selfish or seeks glory just for himself and is going to hog the ball, or spends too long on the ball showing off his Cruyff's turns instead of quickly passing the ball, or monopolizes the goal shooting even though there are team mates next to them who are in a better position to score, the whole team suffers, though this individual flourishes and garners positive attention. Many managers fail because they don't understand the sport is a team one, and they groom or allow players to be selfish. It's especially important for attacking players not to be selfish. Many managers also over-train the players, making them do pointless training exercises. These managers do this because of vanity. They think their training skills are extraordinary. Whereas some players may benefit from doing these exercises, others, especially those who are already excellent, probably benefit more by doing exercises that they choose themselves to do. Some exercises are actually counterproductive. Building up one's hamstrings to the point they they look like a bodybuilder's, by working on machines, can cause hamstring pulls during playing. The other reason why Clough succeeded was he was given players, thanks to Peter Taylor, who had an intelligent understanding of the game - they "got it". These sorts of players you don't train a lot as a coach. You let them work out for themselves how they are going to play on the pitch, and how they are going to work with their team mates. Your job as a coach is to give them opportunities to play. Your job too is to help them iron out their mistakes after each game so they improve. Getting such players who want to improve and who will take the initiative to analyze the game and see where they can do better is half the battle. Another important aspect of coaching is to also have a constant supply of competent players at one's disposal. Developing the youth team is important for this reason. Additionally, the coach should give youth players many opportunities in the first team. It ensures that a regular first team player never becomes complacent. They know they can fall out of the first team if they have a drop in performance. There is a hungry youngster waiting to take their place. I do think that Clough underplayed the importance of his tactics somewhat to others. Clough got the balance between defense and attack down very well, and that was vital for the success of his clubs. It should also not be forgotten that Clough was a top striker in his day. His scoring accuracy was an astonishing 75% or something like that. Clough was successful as a player and he was successful as a manager. You have to have a shrewd mind to be a top scorer. I think that his abilities as a player helped him become a top manager. So the reasons for his success: 1) He made the players believe they could be successful and win games. 2) He charmed the players so that the players wanted to win games for him and impress him. The players had a positive mindset while training under him. They loved working under him. 3) He made the players relaxed and calm before a match - this ties in with instilling confidence and belief in players. 4) He fostered a strong team spirit. 5) He made training useful for the players - they had fun while they were training. He was creative as a manager. He made the players' job enjoyable so that they would look forward to coming in to work everyday. 6) He fostered a sense of individual responsibility in each player so they would work out solutions for themselves on the pitch. 7) He had players who were competent and understood the game well and could figure out for themselves what they should do on the pitch - Taylor's work was important here. 8) He struck the right balance between attacking and defending on the pitch, and put equal care into developing each, not neglecting one aspect for the other during training. And choosing gifted players in both departments was a consideration when building the team. The squad ended up being a balanced one. 9) He made sure that each player was proficient in attacking and defending. It is the same reason for Leicester City's success in the 2015/16 season. The chief scout in Leicester, Steve Walsh, had a canny eye for players, and the coach that took over that season (Ranieri) was excellent in man management. Team spirit was very high that season. Both Leicester's attack and defense were at a high level. Another coach who lets the players play their own game is Zidane. He also has got good man management skills. The players respect him because of what he has done as a player, so he has that as his advantage. And so he does well when he is given top players. He also tries to be balanced in attack and defense. Mourinho used to be a top coach, especially in his earlier days. However, his big weakness is he emphasizes defense a lot and he neglects the attacking and scoring aspect a little. The reason why his teams scored a lot of goals in their good seasons was down to individual players. They had extraordinary ability - for example, CR7, Costa, Lampard, Drogba, Ozil and so on. When he lacked such forwards, such as in Man Utd, Mourinho did not achieve the same level of success. And he was a bit hit and miss when it came to choosing transfers (Pogba, Lukaku, Lindelof, Mkhitaryan were misses). He let De Bruyne and Salah go from Chelsea, for instance, and let Hazard dominate the attack and finishing (Hazard is a selfish player). He also had lapses in man management - for example, he often criticized his players in public.

[@dancespav]

I mean I think you've got the jist of it but there's nothing new in what you've stated. Taylor is to Clough as Bold is to Wenger. Taylor is to Clough as Moriniho is to Bobby Robson Most elite players are not selfish, they are better than the rest Di Mateos effort at Chelsea outweighs Leicesters efforts. Leicester only did a Blackburn Rovers, but in comparison Di Mateo is a virgin compared to Dalglish and Ranieri. You forgot to add Shearer to that list of Strikers

[@garethrevell5873]

Great comment, fascinated just reading it all. Happy Days

[@63Baggies]

Just lately I've been on a Cloughie bing; that man was (for my money THE best character in the game)...this is speaking as a Baggies fan who to this day still adores Ron Atkinson and that era for our club.

[@douglasbatley1907]

Cor , Bo Jangles eh ? Weren't too keen on Atky when he was at United. Must admit his off air commentary 🤣 caused a chuckle.

[@robbiethepict2783]

Brian "Now you listen to me young man. I don't care who your dad is" Nigel "You're my dad" Brian "Never mind that son"

[@ericgeorge5483]

Absolutely fantastic interview, end of.

[@andysayers5158]

your dad son, fantastic, honest, down to earth, spoke his mind in any company, would cross swords with anyone in football and won, you should be very proud of your father, he educated director's of football, without him football would not be where it is today, you had great career in football as a player, wish you every success as a manager, god bless Andy B&H ALBION FAN

[@miketyson5472]

I still want Nigel as the forest manager this man would get us back to the premier league, top bloke top manager

[@CB-xr1eg]

He's better off at a proper club like Burton not a shithole like Forest.

[@alexfelton1201]

Great interview an insight into the best manager (with Peter Taylor) Ever!!!

[@jameshowley595]

As a manager and in terms of their philosophies, Wenger really reminds me of Clough. As men, they couldn't be more different of course.

[@paulkeogh3518]

Like most of my generation I can never forgive the cowards running the FA at the time for not giving Brian Clough the England job.

[@davidthomas450]

Like his dad a trustworthy honest guy who has my deepest respect. Thank you Nigel

[@lincolnwilson2044]

Blackpool fan here, Clough Jr was really good at Forest! Nice chap

[@miketyson5472]

legend legend love you both so much amazing

[@gk411]

Nice chap is our Nigel ✌️

[@Marlondurran]

Top lad Nigel and top man Brian.

[@matthewpotter1365]

Who knows where we would be in football if this family never appeared in it.

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

That youth team incident was alcohol fueled and I get the feeling brian wanted a sit down and tactical one to one with his son, who decided to go out with his Mrs instead of thinking about the game. You never got much of a warning from Brian Clough. Good or bad. The saddest day in football was when we lost this great man. Not just a great manager but also a loyal man to the fans and public. ❤⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rayvinloony2322]

Cloughie was a legend. ⚽️👍🏻

[@thorntonovski]

Idiots saying he is not as good as his father or he is boring, so what! Brian was an enigma and genius. Nigel was a great player and an still a good manager.

[@geoffpoole483]

Brian Clough was a one-off. Football club management is a stressful and precarious profession and Nigel Clough has chosen to enter a career knowing he's unlikely to emulate his father's successes.

[@davidpowell9713]

Good lad Nigel, and he’s ageing well. Clough senior was an incredible man

[@englishjona6458]

I’m the nephew of a Crystal Palace player I had the great pleasure as a child on a few occasions of sitting down near MR Clough after a game and just listening to them speak in the bar, in the days when we was seen but not heard

[@garyrothwell1914]

a tidy player was our number 9.

[@Oscarspoem]

Growing up, I heard a zillion times that Brian Clough should have been England manager. There is no doubt that he was really loved.

[@natureisallpowerful]

His mam and dad will be so proud.

[@nathanredfearn3081]

Nigel will be leading out my team at Wembley in 2 days time. As manager of Mansfield Town he is doing a fantastic job. His dad would be extremely proud i'm sure.

[@colinprunty8957]

The private side of Brian Clough arguably his best . Great man

[@iaincathro3373]

A lovely interview - comes over as a really good man.

[@johnferguson4869]

I remember in primary school (near Derby) we had a teacher who was pretty good at football & he loved to say ‘if that were me, I would take meself off t’pitch & shoot meself’, which was very funny & all, but I wish he had been more encouraging of playing to feet! I see it in the games my kids play that everyone wants a long ball, but I tell my kids ‘easy pass, to feet!’

[@Keviin1977]

Looks so much like his dad.

[@stephendavies8510]

Clough and Taylor the best partnership ever in football both genuises what both of them did at derby and forest will never be replicated again.

[@anthonywalsh9569]

God bless you Nigel 👍

[@ruairiose7335]

I chuckled when Nigel said Brian always stressed having the utmost respect for people. It contradicts the story about Dean Saunders' agent. "Who said you could speak Fatso?"

[@Gillon200]

That story is meant to be made up for his after dinner speaking gigs he does most of it never happened at all

[@zimzimma5688]

Ye That story is 90 % bullshit apparently

[@garykrakow2383]

Brian did not always treat people with respect. And it is worth listen to one of Brians most trusted players for many years, John McGovern: "Brian was not my kind of person". Brian was brilliant as a manager when he had Peter Taylor with him. Without PT he was not that special.

[@Pinheadglynbo]

Yeah the Dean Saunders story is nearly all fake. The things people will do to make money!

[@pa5287]

gary people did not like him because he was honest about what he thought of them like the bbc sports he did not respect people if they did not respect him its called being honest go figure look at football now

[@svenbartram2695]

Brilliant video.

[@jackmeough6338]

Nigel was a brilliant player. Watch Teddy Sheringham before and after he played in the same team. Before, he was a typical English number 9. After watching Nigel, he was so much more streetwise. Neither of them had pace but both were brilliant readers of the game. The irony is that had he not been Brian's son, Nigel may not have got a chance because of his lack of pace and height.

[@GriefTourist]

It's sad that he won't watch Damned United , it is a respectful film and the novel never claimed to be factual.

[@britturk123]

I think having him as a dad must have been challenging almost like being a soldier and living with the General. We all loved him though.

[@kneeenaw4]

Can I stop you there Arch, I would.

[@andyg6967]

Nigel was a great player, it can’t have been easy for him playing under his Dad.

[@anthonywilliams674]

Great interview

[@peterdowney1492]

That is, I think, the definition of European socialism - the story with the Mercedes. It's not about you joining everyone at the bottom, you want everyone else to be pulled up.

[@essyayenbeeyayarnett8318]

I'm sure that was the backdrop to my year 9 school photo @ George Spenna school that bridged the A52

[@mbarko606]

Fucking hell that interviewer was desperate to get him to quote his dad, asked him about 3 times about how he wanted the ball to be played on the floor

[@paulinerimmer7356]

Nigel is a wonderful and eloquent son of Brian. Nigel is well educated. His father was not a pedagogy unlike Nigel. His other parts of family knows that Brian was a workaday soundbite motormouth. Brian was intelligent but flawed in expression. Nigel (educated) was asked what he ' emphasised' with. of his Dad. His father would not have had a clue of 'empathetic' as a word. Changed times! Nigel is a credit to his mother!

[@michaelmorley6522]

Top man Nigel

[@barringtongilbert9230]

Whenever you read this.....Look at the championship table now.....(At time of writing...Bristol City) Now, imagine taking that team to the premiership, WINNING IT (Because in them days, you had to) and then winning the Champions league TWICE in a row.....Well,,, that's what this man did. NOW fkin argue he was the best ever!

[@andrewisotope8146]

When Brian Clough died something in football died. For me its mixed feelings as im a Mansfield fan and we've Nigel as our Manager, but if people like me still miss his Dad then im certain he must do.

[@richarddavis6523]

Father and Son both had good goals to game ratios. Brian's was ridiculous. Up there with Gerd Muller. Albeit in Div 2. But none the less great ratio.

[@willbee6785]

Nigel, your a son of a god.

[@TheLastOilMan]

Brian clearly wanted the best for his boy, the end !

[@liverpoolfootballclub914]

❤

[@indiakhetri]

So many questions that could have been asked ….what a missed opportunity

[@theferret390]

Nigel will tell you his dad never talked about managing man u or lpool or any of the so called big London clubs he always wanted to manage Sunderland the biggest club in the North East.

[@CB-xr1eg]

😂😂😂 Dream on mate.

[@James-b7p2k]

It was Bryan’s cloughs way or no way he was a top fella

[@dcfc2379]

Well this is rare! A Leeds fan complimenting Mr Clough

[@James-b7p2k]

DCFC 23 here pal respect we’re it’s due he was a good manger and if had of got England job he would have done something you no what I mean big head 😂

[@jeff91266]

@@dcfc2379 another one here too. He was unique and a real manager, unlike most today

[@theinterimbeast8752]

10 Don Revie fans with the thumbs down

[@jayal6698]

It's funny how England think they are breaking ground now by playing out from the back and passing and yet they turned down clough 40 years ago and this was his premise then

[@gilwillia]

Nice interview but fuck me did Gabriel Clarke try hard to get that quote out about football not being played in the clouds. Just the four attempts.

[@ZaydDepaor]

Nigel Clough was a clever player and I expect a smart manager, but his father must have been a tremendous player if you look at his record, a bit like ALex ferguson's playing success.

[@englishjona6458]

Yea made you a great player tho 🤎 RIP MR Clough

[@TokyoJoe703]

U can tell he had a strained relationship with his Dad

[@timg5tm941]

There was clearly a deep love there also.

[@marb9303]

Decent

[@TokyoJoe703]

Ummmm

[@robefc358]

Errrr

[@callithowiseeit5806]

Goes to show charisma isn't inherent

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

CallitHowISeeIt Possibly Brian’s excessive charisma caused Nigel to go the other way?

[@oldskoolfool141]

Strange how such a colourful father can raise such a beige son

[@pakav7217]

It's ian Huntley lookalike

[@arthurjdale8684]

Nigel is a shadow of his famous father. Unlike Brian Nigel has no sparkle or charisma or character.

[@wonjubhoy]

But he is more polite and less aggressive!

[@allanboyle1197]

Nigel is articulate and polite qualities you obviously lack Arthur J Dale.

[@jeff91266]

He is a much more polite and screwed on person than Brian Clough

[@npc3po301]

@Steve N I like your jib sir

[@joejones5101]

It's hard for a lad to work with his dad and vice versa.