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| Redknapp v Zola, a lesson in motivation | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 24 2009, 06:55 PM (160 Views) | |
| Hammer Jake | Jan 24 2009, 06:55 PM Post #1 |
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Admittedly I nicked this from a West Ham forum, but I completely agree with it. Super post:
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| Deleted User | Jan 24 2009, 07:08 PM Post #2 |
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Yes. Bung Harry's credential as a motivator are wholly based on this incident. He has never lifted Portsmouth to a position over and above there sum of abilities, won the FA Cup or in fact saved WHU ass on more than one occasion. On the other hand, Zola has been a manager for 23.3 seconds and is the master at motivation, raising Carlton Cole from incredibly shite to just bloody awful. Bravo.
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| norwichnutta | Jan 24 2009, 07:14 PM Post #3 |
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| thefieldsofanfieldroad | Jan 24 2009, 07:44 PM Post #4 |
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
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typical az, always bursting kiddies balloons
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| Deleted User | Jan 24 2009, 07:47 PM Post #5 |
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apologies for stating some truths...
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Jan 24 2009, 09:00 PM Post #6 |
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LOL, fantastic, but jokes aside, Carlton Cole is vastly underrated, Zola is doing well and Redknapp's comments on Bent were pathetic. |
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| Hammer Jake | Jan 24 2009, 09:18 PM Post #7 |
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I fail to see where I was slagging off that saggy faced sausage as a motivator overall, as you pointed out, I am referring to just this incident. Saved our "ass", when? Whilst there was some good times with him in charge, we didn't do anything of specific note and the way he's conducted himself after leaving has been disgraceful. As for Carlton, I think scoring 5 goals in 6 games does deserve a "bravo". Funny how Redknapp constantly put out sound bites into the media saying how he was interested in Bellamy despite the fact that we had said he was not for sale. Redknapp went as far to say as he had heard that Bellamy wanted to join Tottenham in the hope of forcing our hand and unsettle the player further. It makes me laugh because all they did in the summer was cry and whinge about how unjust and what a mercenary Berbatov was for daring to join the biggest club in the world yet he's constant public courting of numerous players this January has been an absolute embarrassment and made few friends in the Premier League as seen by the likes of Middlesbrough and Sunderland publicly criticising. Probably the funniest thing is how people get sucked into typical Redknapp bullshit and spin about injuries. Of course saggy face bung master takes no blame, it's all about the "mish-mash" he was left with. Forget the fact that there was actually only one real injury when playing against Portsmouth (which was Hutton) and the majority of the league are suffering considerably more on that front. Few teams could field a £16 mill striker and £16 mill midfielder on the bench but let's blame it on a striker who already has no confidence in him whatsoever. Oh and it's well known that we rejected an £8m bid for Carlton Cole from that guy you seem to rate so highly, good 'ol Harry. :rolleyes: |
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| flak | Jan 24 2009, 09:35 PM Post #8 |
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It was a terrible thing to say about Bent in public and wont have done him any good but maybe Redknapp thought it would give him the kick up the arse that he needed or else he doesn't really want him there. There's talks of a swap deal between Bent and Kenwyne Jones although it sounds like fantasy stuff to me. As for Zola, he's still got a lot to prove whereas Redknapp has proven himself time and again. |
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| TheReturnOfTheKing | Jan 24 2009, 11:20 PM Post #9 |
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agreed fully mate, here is what i said on harry earlier "m getting fookin sick of football clubs showing interest in players and unsettling them such as Spurs. In the last two seasons they've unsettled Bentley at Blackburn, Defoe at Pompey, Bellamy at West Ham and are trying to unsettle Jones at Sunderland and it's a disgrace to football that Spurs show their interest to the public. on top of this when fergy and rafa didnt declare their interest to berba and keane to the media, their chairman still threw a hissy fit and ran to the fa. harry redknapp is the king of such things, he does it over and over, every other day harry redknapp is mentioning player who other clubs, who have told him are not for sale he did it at portsmouth and he doing it now, managers should refuse to comment on reports except to deny out of respect for the other club and only discuss the player if a bid has been accepted.! just to add to this, redknapp AGAIN declared to the media he has bid for jones... |
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| Deleted User | Jan 25 2009, 10:53 AM Post #10 |
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![]() Who said you were slagging off Redknapp? ![]() I'm nowhere near a Bung Harry fan (as documented on here several times) but fact is fact...WHU had their best seasons in the Prem under him and his record superceeds Zola, basically 'cos Zola is new to it all. (P.S. Carlton Cole....45 games, 13 goals....bravo.... ) |
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| TheReturnOfTheKing | Jan 25 2009, 12:25 PM Post #11 |
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redknapps 7 step strategy... 1. Complain about current squad in the media (i.e. we have no players, who assembled this lot etc etc ) 2. Inform the media the names of the players you would be interested in signing 3. Unsettle said players leading to them handing in transfer requests using the media 4. Spend, spend, spend 5. Complain that the current squad is lacking in numbers 6. Spend, spend, spend 7. Leave club in financial mess for better opportunity. 8. or if step 7 is not achieved, get them relegated and then run off |
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| flak | Jan 25 2009, 01:17 PM Post #12 |
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I never noticed that he did this whole declaring who he wants in public at his other clubs. Anyway, it seems to be a good strategy because it's working so far...not very good for your relationship with other clubs but I doubt he cares about that.
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| Deleted User | Jan 25 2009, 01:30 PM Post #13 |
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a tad harsh! |
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| RetardedDwarf | Jan 25 2009, 04:16 PM Post #14 |
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U also have to remember that both Zola and Clarkey know Cole very well from the Bridge days. Clarkey will know what works with the guy and what doesnt. Clarke is a master at keeping players heads up, and I really believe that him leaving is part of the reason for Chelseas slump this season. Another mistake by Kenyon in the way they treated Clarke...............Chelsea through and through and they treated him so badly. |
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