AmexRuislip
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The First Team is being executive produced by the Emmy award-winning Tom Werner (That 70s Show) - who is also the Liverpool chairman - and Carol Leddy (Derry Girls, The Inbetweeners), with Sam Pinnell (Motherland, Flowers) producing.
One of the overriding themes of the show, according to Beesley, is the "fault lines, where masculinity and insecurity collide".
"Even the bubble of professional football isn’t immune to societal changes and young footballers breaking into the game today have generally got very different attitudes to previous generations," he said.
"Also, the vast sums of money at stake for the elite players has shepherded in a more mature, professional ethic across the sport.
"The spotlight has never been as intense with social media and a planet full of budding iPhone paparazzi desperate to retweet your every misstep.
"And like any workplace setting, the dressing room spans generations, making it an intimidating place for a 17-year-old fresh from the academy having to rub shoulders with seasoned pros. Older, alpha males, facing the prospect of their careers ending, who see the younger generations as a visual countdown on their own dwindling relevance."
This should be worth a watch
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