I'm a big fan. I think his media persona has changed a little during the season. He seems to have got more frustrated/angry at certain results or mistakes. Or maybe not? Even on the good run at the start of the season he was constantly frustrated at conceding soft goals.
He's clearly massively driven and it looks like he will not suffer fools gladly. He seems a lot more driven by the end result than the performance. Personally I want to see good football and good results but he doesn't seem as fussed. Yet at the same time he has signed excellent footballers so he's obviously not just a hoofball merchant. He's making all the right noises about what he expects/demands from his players but the art of management is getting that out of the players. Not just demanding things in an interview before or after a game but actually getting his players to do it on the pitch. I'm not sure he's there yet.
Look at this interview pre-FGR. I love the way the interviewer catches him completely unawares at the end of the interview (3.05). How can that not make you pleased to have this guy as our manager?
[video=youtube;Mln5Jiz4Dz0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mln5Jiz4Dz0[/video]
He's clearly massively driven and it looks like he will not suffer fools gladly. He seems a lot more driven by the end result than the performance. Personally I want to see good football and good results but he doesn't seem as fussed. Yet at the same time he has signed excellent footballers so he's obviously not just a hoofball merchant. He's making all the right noises about what he expects/demands from his players but the art of management is getting that out of the players. Not just demanding things in an interview before or after a game but actually getting his players to do it on the pitch. I'm not sure he's there yet.
Look at this interview pre-FGR. I love the way the interviewer catches him completely unawares at the end of the interview (3.05). How can that not make you pleased to have this guy as our manager?
[video=youtube;Mln5Jiz4Dz0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mln5Jiz4Dz0[/video]