Nicos Charalambides joins Stel and Roy for a chat about his work behind the scenes at Omonoia, having revolutionised the club’s youth academy with various sports science methods.

Roy quizzes Nicos on his return to the club upon Papastavrou’s takeover, what his current role entails, the importance of youth development beyond academy level, player psychology under Berg and Lennon.

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—————— CONTENTS ——————

00:00 INTRO
03:50 HPO PODCAST
08:55 MANCHESTER UNITED TALK
17:04 GPS AND SPORTS SCIENCE AT OMONOIA
22:05 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND STATISTICS FROM 2018
24:25 LOIZOU’S PRE FIRST TEAM DAYS
27:08 CURRENT ROLE AT OMONOIA AND PREVIOUS TENURE AT THE CLUB
34:35 YOUTH PHILOSOPHY AND THE PROJECT
42:10 CHANGING THE “SPANISH MODEL” IN 2018
47:20 THE USE OF SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE CLUB
52:50 CHALLENGES OF YOUTH SCOUTING
01:00:00 DISCUSSION ON YOUTH PLAYERS POSSIBLY GOING OUT ON LOAN
01:12:35 LAST SUMMER VS THIS SUMMER
01:18:00 TRANSITION FROM BERG TO LENNON
01:37:50 TRANSFERS AND CUP FINAL

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