Teflon Joe – An Interview With Joe Corrigan

Rob Interviews Joe Corrigan, who is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Stoke City as well as the England national team. They talk about how joe started out, old style leadership, past England squads, his career and how he ended up in goalkeeping coaching. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Joe started out as a kid wanting to be a goalkeeper. He never wanted to play any other position.  
• Discipline used to be applied on the basis of what is best for the team rather than considering the needs of the individual. Players understood this and were tolerant of the old fashioned ‘rollicking'.
• Joe was fortunate to get picked for England in 1982. Joe feels the 82 squad was the best team sent the The World Cup.
• When Joe moved to Brighton and Hove Albion he unfortunately suffered an injury that finished his goalkeeping career.
• Joe has had a successful and specialised career in goalkeeping coaching since his career ended. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘I left grammar school and went to electrical engineering and while I was in there I was playing in the interdepartmental game, playing as a centre half again and I went in goal at half time, and just before we started to take the nets down a guy came round and he said to me “I used to play in the British Army. Would you like a trial for one of the big teams in Manchester?” - Joe

‘If we did anything that was wrong or unfavourable we had a dressing down or a good old fashioned ‘rollicking'' – Rob

‘The British players in that era were phenomenal. They all go on about the ones in the 90s but for me the 82 squad was amazing…you know..Keegan, Brooking, Mariner. Players like that were brilliant.' – Joe

‘It was just the start of the goalkeeping specialised coaching and goalkeeping was, for me, I wish I'd have had someone like me.' – Joe 

‘It was all about minimum times. Fast reactions, muscles and so on, you know. I think the furthest we had to run was one and half kilometres and that was it whereas when I was at City we would do a 5 mile run come back to the track, do stretches…' - Joe 

ABOUT THE GUEST

A legend of an English goalkeeper who made his debut in 1967. Known for his time with the enigmatic Manchester City in 1970s winning a UEFA Cup Winners Cup and two league cups over an amazing sixteen seasons as well as being capped by his country nine times.

He has gone on to have a notable coaching career with many clubs including a ten year period at Liverpool as well as international roles.

Joe currently performs an ambassadorial role for Manchester City.

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Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience

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