Weird how people can go from not believing anything the media say and being wary of how much they twist stuff to make any story a negative about us to believing everything they read in an absolute joke of a comic renowned for it.What I saw from Philips was someone who cheered when we scored, celebrated when we won the titles, never upset the dressing room with poison.
I don't believe the newspapers.
The target weight I assume is a guide to whether you are doing lots of things correctly , sticking to the dietary guidelines, resting and sleep , sticking to training regime etc. and would be one indication and measure to how you are likely to perform and how seriously you are taking your job. Think it won't just have been the weight Pep will have had an issue with and this combined with returning late , maybe not being able to grasp messages in training most likely led to Pep wanting to give him a kick up the backside with the weight remark. Rather than it firing him up it looks to have pushed him back into his shell and upset his mum. Like you say he has failed to reach the bar required and we move on as does he but sounds a little weak in character based on that interview.He came,saw and unfortunately failed...but Pep was wrong to hang him out over 2 ounces immediately following an overnight transatlantic flight.
Best wishes lad.
What happens on tour ,stays on tour !!The target weight I assume is a guide to whether you are doing lots of things correctly , sticking to the dietary guidelines, resting and sleep , sticking to training regime etc. and would be one indication and measure to how you are likely to perform and how seriously you are taking your job. Think it won't just have been the weight Pep will have had an issue with and this combined with returning late , maybe not being able to grasp messages in training most likely led to Pep wanting to give him a kick up the backside with the weight remark. Rather than it firing him up it looks to have pushed him back into his shell and upset his mum. Like you say he has failed to reach the bar required and we move on as does he but sounds a little weak in character based on that interview.
He's found his level at west ham.Nice enough guy but just not good enough to make it in a trophy winning team.
He said Pep calling him out on that knocked his confidence. What? Guy trying to break into the first team gets overweight while away with England. Did he not realise how much that would infuriate Pep?Nail on head. You can add totally unprofessional to that list too coming back 1.5kg overweight.