#176 - Group Dynamics in Football w/ Manon Eluere

The Lowdown by Conor Walsh

Episode notes

Renowned for her pioneering work as a group dynamics analyst, Manon Eluere has spent years exploring how teams function beneath the surface. With a PhD focused on the strengths and challenges of multicultural squads, her research has provided coaches and managers with practical insights into cohesion, leadership, and performance in high-pressure environments.

Manon offers a rare perspective at the intersection of research and practice—where science meets the lived realities of the dressing room.

Listen to find out more including;

- Defining the role of a group dynamics analyst and why it matters in modern football?

- What we most commonly misunderstand about team settings?

- Cohesion vs. conformism – how high-pressure environments shape team culture.

- The role of data and technology in understanding and shapin ... 

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