The Overlap Cricket <\/a>podcast, as former players Alastair Cook, Michael Atherton, Phil Tufnell and David Lloyd questioned the 36-year-old on his coaching career so far.<\/p>\nHe revealed he is loving his time at the Wolves, in what is his first senior coaching gig, and discussed just how close Warrington were to lifting the Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI\u2019m only a young coach, I\u2019m 36 so I\u2019m new at the game, I\u2019m figuring that out. My style is I\u2019m absolutely trying to be myself the whole time, and then I want the players to reach the potential with no regrets. So it\u2019s trying to find a way for them to get the best game out, best performance out and enjoy themselves really.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good fun, it\u2019s been great and I\u2019m absolutely loving it at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201c[The team are] Struggling a bit this year. We played at Wembley, [we] should have won that. We got beat on the bell. It was heart-breaking. We had a tough loss there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam Burgess admits to Challenge Cup hangover<\/p>\n
Burgess mentioned the rain during the match suited their style of play, however, they could not capitalise when it mattered most.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a great attacking side, we\u2019ve got a bit of flair about us, but I\u2019ve taught them to play tough as well. So it suited us on the day, but it\u2019s hard to score points, we just needed to get a little bit further in front.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were leading by four the whole game\u2026 we just needed to get a bit further in front, but we just couldn\u2019t pull away. We got beat 8-6.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cross-code international admitted how much a heart-breaking defeat in the capital took it\u2019s toll on the team for weeks after.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does [leave a mark]. For us, because we\u2019d been struggling a bit in the league, we put a lot of energy into the Cup. So the cup runs throughout the league season, you break the league, play the cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve won five games to get to the final. So we\u2019d put a lot of energy into that and yes, there was a bit of a hangover, because you lose there at Wembley and put a lot of energy into it. We then play Leeds the following week and we got rolled. We got rolled big time. We got beat again the week after that [too].\u201d<\/p>\n
Warrington, after the defeat to the Rhinos and then Huddersfield, went on a three-match winning run, however three defeats in a row after that leaves them out of the playoff spots and their season all but over.<\/p>\n
Warrington Wolves boss reveals emotional motivator\u00a0<\/p>\n
Burgess\u2019 father, Mark, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in the 2000\u2019s, before his passing in 2007. Starting his playing career at Bradford Bulls at the time, he revealed how his father\u2019s illness and passing shaped his mentality both as a player and as a person.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of it does go back to upbringing and the tragedy of losing my dad at such a young age. My father had MND, back then in 2006-2007 it was relatively unknown. We obviously know a lot more now due to some great work from Rob Burrow<\/a> and Doddie Weir. It\u2019s a tragic illness.<\/p>\n\u201cAt the time I was trying to make it as a player and then you get this news as a young lad. That gave me a bit more reason to make it. I think going through that at a younger age and understanding that there\u2019s an end date so you\u2019ve got to get it done before this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d go and knock on the head coach\u2019s door and say \u2018what do I need to do to get into your team? I need to play and my dad\u2019s got to see me play.\u2019 It just taught me that if you want something you just have got to go and get it done.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no plan B. There wasn\u2019t another option. Figuring that out at 16, 17 years old it\u2019s definitely helped me going forward. It\u2019s helped me make more aggressive decisions and then have that bit of self belief and courage to go after stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
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