"I suffer from impostor syndrome quite a lot. I didn't turn pro until I was 23 so I never 100% believed I was good enough to be a professional footballer, but weirdly that motivated me to train harder than anybody else,"
"Now I sometimes meet managers after a game and feel like a fraud, but I read leadership books all the time, I listen and read and try to improve, and having that impostor bit is possibly the bit that drives me on - I don't mind that."
"Warne was appointed by MK Dons in April, two months after being sacked by Derby, and he oversaw the final four games of a disappointing season, three of them ending in goalless draws and the other a 1-0 win at Crewe. A 19th-place finish, though, was definitely not what the club's Kuwaiti owners wanted and 10 signings were made over the summer in the hope of at least being in contention for the play-offs again, which the club reached in 2023-24."
Paul Warne approaches his 450th game with four promotions behind him and a new role managing MK Dons. The club has declined since a Championship season a decade ago, but local population growth and proposed expansion suggest capacity for a club above League Two. Warne was appointed in April after his Derby exit and managed the season's final four fixtures, with mixed results. Ten signings followed a disappointing 19th-place finish, and the squad aims to challenge for play-offs again. Warne admits constant mental focus on football and uses reading and self-improvement to cope with pressure and self-doubt.
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