“ United players used to laugh behind Ferguson's back when he was giving the hairdryer because they're elite professionals, they don't need to be shouted at.” Then they’d stop laughing as they polished their medals.To be honest I think this is the kind of thing that top level players completely switch off from.
It's good if you're a massive legend of the game managing a very young squad who've never seen you angry before, but it's got a very short shelf life. United players used to laugh behind Ferguson's back when he was giving the hairdryer because they're elite professionals, they don't need to be shouted at, they just want instructions in how to fix issues in the game.
That's why the most we've ever seen from Pep is the "Sit down, drink water, relax". Most of the time he doesn't even go in the dressing room, and when he does it's to give instructions or show clips to explain what's going on.
Last week the media kept asking about what Pep said in half time at Spurs, obviously hoping for some epic story about how he tore them a new one and turned everything around, but both Stones and Gundogan have said he didn't really say much, it was the players being introspective and knowing they could do better.
Is he a Barca man? Thought he was a Basque man and his ‘club’ was Sociedad?As a Barca man, I’m sure that’d be a hard pill to swallow!
Barca Youth & B Team Player from 1997-2002.Is he a Barca man? Thought he was a Basque man and his ‘club’ was Sociedad?
I hadn't been on here for 18 months, but when I popped in & saw "Pep Out" "Fraudiola" & "The Bald Fraud" typed all over the forum, I was frankly staggered!I can’t even believe this thread has existed for so long on here tbh, shameful, and that is has over 300 pages just staggers me.
I’m not sure they’re that bothered to be honest.Barca Youth & B Team Player from 1997-2002.
He played a few games for Sociedad between Rangers & Everton, but whether they’re “his team,” I have no idea.
I’d have thought that being a Barca Old Boy, and his tutelage under Pep, Barca would seem a more natural fit. Maybe not?
Mate, he’d only been here 2 years and this thread started up …I hadn't been on here for 18 months, but when I popped in & saw "Pep Out" "Fraudiola" & "The Bald Fraud" typed all over the forum, I was frankly staggered!
I've literally just been talking about the hopeless & hapless days under Pearce & can't believe 10 years later Pep became our Manager.
Some football fans are just plain spoilt & beggar belief! :-/