He acknowledges the door has not always been open for South Asians in football, with negative stereotypes, a lack of reference points and other ongoing barriers.
However, Nathan also believes we have become a little disillusioned with the game and too comfortable with the small space we currently occupy. The talent is there, he references a PFA event a couple of years ago with around 100 academy kids of South Asian heritage from across the country, and his point is clear, there can be so many more if we are unafraid to be vulnerable, put ourselves in the window and support each other along the way.
Nathan also calls out the importance of platforms like Brown Town Rising in shining a light on what exists in the South Asian football landscape and how we get to where we need to be.
(Views expressed in this video are of Nathan Gill as an individual and not of Arsenal FC).
3 months agodesert_eagle.88
Totally disagree with you bro, nothing has changed with the south Asian community, keep them at the academy and then thrown out,might get an opportunity to train or trials but the proofs in the pudding whose made it, numbers are well below
4 months agocoach.empee
If we are still complaining about the same problem 30 years on, then unfortunately WE are the problem. There are enough South Asians around to fix our own problem. But we are still waiting for someone else to come and fix it for us 🙏
4 months agonim_coachdeveloper
👏🏽 Well said Nath, some of these doors are not closed, we have to walk through them ourselves and show the quality we possess. The game is changing, we have to be ready for when the opportunity comes.
4 months agobrowntownrising
Watch the full interview with @false9elitecoaching on Brown Town Rising's YouTube channel.
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