Welcome to episode #20 of The Yours, Mine, Away! Podcast.
Ever wondered what it takes to become a professional goalkeeper? Tune in to this week's episode of the Yours, Mine, Away! podcast and find out!
Hear Chelsea FC's Marcus Bettinelli chat with your host Mark Howard about his journey from stopping attempts in the garden to becoming one of the Premier League's top goalies.
Marcus shares tales of his time at the Fulham Academy all the way to making the first team, insight into multiple loan spells, getting signed to Chelsea along with a detailed Glove Review and another hilarious instalment of Goalie or No Goalie!
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0:00 Trailer
00:42 Introduction
01:16 Marcus' first time playing in goal
02:30 Marcus' talks about his dad being hard on him in training
03:19 Marcus' talks about the moment he knew he wanted to be a goalkeeper
03:45 Signing at Fulham FC at 14 years young, going to Arsenal, working with Alex Welsh
04:22 Marcus' talks about getting scouted by Fulham and the time he spent in the Academy
06:13 Bettinelli talks about working his way into the first team
07:15 Marcus' talks about being on loan
08:09 Working with Tony Warner
08:59 Mark Schwartz
09:58 Loan to Dartford
11:37 Loan to Accrington, nights out with his best mate
13:39 Goalie or No Goalie
18:41 Playing in the first team, having crazy manager
22:33 Getting promoted twice, celebration and signing Aleksandar Mitrović
29:10 Final season at Fulham
29:41 Joining Middlesborough
31:11 not enjoying his loan at Middlesborough
32:00 Glove Review
38:12 Marcus' talks about getting the call up for Chelsea, being a third choice keeper
41:08 How a goalkeepers perspective is different from outfielders
43:05 Training sessions at Chelsea FC
44:13 Working with Mendy and Kippa, and what sets them apart from other goalkeepers
47:14 The biggest difference between English and foreign goalkeepers
48:52 Chelsea's goalkeeper coaches
50:51 OUTRO