Originally Posted by HANDJFAN:
“Perhaps at some point someone should ask the question...how come Britain punches well above its weight in virtually every sport apart from football?
I remember di Canio getting slated for having the temerity to tell his players that they can't drink coke and eat tomato ketchup. Moyes I think was also criticised for banning chips at Man United. Meanwhile, I saw some footage of Andy Murray once in a restaurant, and he asked his dietitian if he was allowed to eat dry bread, and his dietitian said no. And all of his staff and coaches were scoffing themselves, but he just did as he was told and ate was he was supposed to eat.
He could quite easily ignore, or even sack his staff, he has the power to do so, but he quite simply wants to be the best. Exactly the same with Olympic athletes, they show this immense dedication simply because they want to be the best they can be.
Whereas it seems to me that footballers in England think that everyone should pat them on the back just because they're footballers. I love H&J, I think their show is brilliant, but even Andy Jacobs seems to fail to grasp this.
I'm not sure why this doesn't happen in other countries, but it seems quite clear to me that there is a massive cultural problem with British football that pervades the whole game from grassroots upward, kids up to the England team. And I would characterise it as being an attitude of "mediocrity is good enough, the bare minimum amount of commitment is good enough, and the old fashioned methods and approach we've employed for decades are good enough". Well, patently none of those things are good enough!”
“Perhaps at some point someone should ask the question...how come Britain punches well above its weight in virtually every sport apart from football?
I remember di Canio getting slated for having the temerity to tell his players that they can't drink coke and eat tomato ketchup. Moyes I think was also criticised for banning chips at Man United. Meanwhile, I saw some footage of Andy Murray once in a restaurant, and he asked his dietitian if he was allowed to eat dry bread, and his dietitian said no. And all of his staff and coaches were scoffing themselves, but he just did as he was told and ate was he was supposed to eat.
He could quite easily ignore, or even sack his staff, he has the power to do so, but he quite simply wants to be the best. Exactly the same with Olympic athletes, they show this immense dedication simply because they want to be the best they can be.
Whereas it seems to me that footballers in England think that everyone should pat them on the back just because they're footballers. I love H&J, I think their show is brilliant, but even Andy Jacobs seems to fail to grasp this.
I'm not sure why this doesn't happen in other countries, but it seems quite clear to me that there is a massive cultural problem with British football that pervades the whole game from grassroots upward, kids up to the England team. And I would characterise it as being an attitude of "mediocrity is good enough, the bare minimum amount of commitment is good enough, and the old fashioned methods and approach we've employed for decades are good enough". Well, patently none of those things are good enough!”
Moyes told the squad that had won the League a couple of months before [and several times in the past 10 years] that they could not have their Friday night fish and chip dinner, which was a team routine. This is a sign of his superb people management skills, and.............
is why the failure is now at Sunderland.



