Can't add anything else to Brian's comments about dressing room unity etc I'm afraid though he did say it's not simply a matter of player attitudes and personality, the manager and how he deals with them is also a significant component and will be a major consideration in the appointment of our next manager.
Quote from: joe_c on April 28, 2016, 01:33:06 AMCan't add anything else to Brian's comments about dressing room unity etc I'm afraid though he did say it's not simply a matter of player attitudes and personality, the manager and how he deals with them is also a significant component and will be a major consideration in the appointment of our next manager.If it is not just player attitudes and personality, what more is there - ability, age range, nationalities, tactics? I would have thought attitude plays the biggest part in how successful a player is going to be at the Club. It is that desire to want to do well, to improve, to give everything for the team and the Club etc.
For what it's worth, Steve Hollis to me at least came across as refreshingly bullshit free compared to recent members of the senior management team. ...and made no attempt to deflect attention away from the playing side in favour of more successful areas of the club's operations. Most importantly for me anyway was that he is under no illusions about the size of the task in hand and is undaunted by it as opposed to saying he is relishing a challenge that nobody wanted.
Thanks for posting this Dave and for your comments Joe. Very interesting stuff and restores a bit of faith.
Quote from: old man villa fan on April 28, 2016, 07:47:53 AMQuote from: joe_c on April 28, 2016, 01:33:06 AMCan't add anything else to Brian's comments about dressing room unity etc I'm afraid though he did say it's not simply a matter of player attitudes and personality, the manager and how he deals with them is also a significant component and will be a major consideration in the appointment of our next manager.If it is not just player attitudes and personality, what more is there - ability, age range, nationalities, tactics? I would have thought attitude plays the biggest part in how successful a player is going to be at the Club. It is that desire to want to do well, to improve, to give everything for the team and the Club etc.He answered that - the manager and the way he deals with them. For example, you can bring in young international players with potential, with enthusiasm etc, but if the manager and senior pros make them feel like crap and divide the dressing room based on nationality, it's not going to help their performance. Oh. Thanks Tim, Micah and Gabby.