12-04-2015, 10:40
Just a few thoughts on SG's interview on RS.
Before the interview, i said that he will say the substitutions were forced on him & not accept any responsibility for defeat. Of course that was the case. How refreshing to hear the Chesterfield manager a few minutes later admit that he made tactical mistakes that cost his team two points. SG defended Nuhui again, saying that May had missed more chances this season (guess he won't want to stay around then) and that Lees should have chipped in with more goals.
Most of his answers seemed to be designed to preserve his job. He used lots of phrases like "we are a tight unit" & "everyone is working for each other." Footballers love any manager that picks them each week and you rarely hear one say that things have got worse when a new manager comes in.
He said that the players were working so hard and none more so than Nuhui. This doesn't cut with me. I expect players to work hard when they earn over half a million per year. What I want is quality. One interesting tit bit that he let escape was that Lavery is the last one off the training ground, always practising something. That is commendable but by omission, it suggests that the other players don't. If I was a professional footballer, I would be working in the afternoons to improve my skill levels.
Reminds me of when Cantona joined Man Utd. Training was finished by 12.00 each day. The players had lunch & left but Cantona went back on the pitch in the afternoons & did another two hours working on his skills. The other players took notice thinking that if the best player they had felt he needed another two hours working on his game then maybe they should. The next week, Giggs & Irwin were practising in the afternoon. The following week half the squad was there & soon everyone was there.
i hear that no Wednesday players practise in the afternoons.
Before the interview, i said that he will say the substitutions were forced on him & not accept any responsibility for defeat. Of course that was the case. How refreshing to hear the Chesterfield manager a few minutes later admit that he made tactical mistakes that cost his team two points. SG defended Nuhui again, saying that May had missed more chances this season (guess he won't want to stay around then) and that Lees should have chipped in with more goals.
Most of his answers seemed to be designed to preserve his job. He used lots of phrases like "we are a tight unit" & "everyone is working for each other." Footballers love any manager that picks them each week and you rarely hear one say that things have got worse when a new manager comes in.
He said that the players were working so hard and none more so than Nuhui. This doesn't cut with me. I expect players to work hard when they earn over half a million per year. What I want is quality. One interesting tit bit that he let escape was that Lavery is the last one off the training ground, always practising something. That is commendable but by omission, it suggests that the other players don't. If I was a professional footballer, I would be working in the afternoons to improve my skill levels.
Reminds me of when Cantona joined Man Utd. Training was finished by 12.00 each day. The players had lunch & left but Cantona went back on the pitch in the afternoons & did another two hours working on his skills. The other players took notice thinking that if the best player they had felt he needed another two hours working on his game then maybe they should. The next week, Giggs & Irwin were practising in the afternoon. The following week half the squad was there & soon everyone was there.
i hear that no Wednesday players practise in the afternoons.
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