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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6480 on: October 20, 2023, 04:20:31 PM »
Pre-match press conferences in their very nature are repetitive. It's no wonder that answers start to be so, especially when it's not in your first language.

That's exactly it, English is not his first language. Its such a simple explanation really.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6481 on: October 20, 2023, 05:07:55 PM »
Pre-match press conferences in their very nature are repetitive. It's no wonder that answers start to be so, especially when it's not in your first language.

They are utterly pointless PR crafted lots of words to say nothing.

Everything in football is so PR sanitised...

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6482 on: October 20, 2023, 05:23:38 PM »
ha ha Risso finding out that just loving Unai to bits is classed only as being a Lukewarm disciple on here now
even a mild observation of saying ‘demanding’ to many times produces a barrage of support that our leader is simply perfect in every way

Offline Risso

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6483 on: October 20, 2023, 05:31:23 PM »
ha ha Risso finding out that just loving Unai to bits is classed only as being a Lukewarm disciple on here now
even a mild observation of saying ‘demanding’ to many times produces a barrage of support that our leader is simply perfect in every way

Clampy gonna Clamp!

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6484 on: October 20, 2023, 05:39:00 PM »
I hate press conferences and interviews with managers and players. I really don't give a fuck what they say because they are either thick and/or boring, and/or bland, and whatever happens they rarely say anything of interest because they can't deviate from a neutral, non-committal, safe line. Then you have the journalists who daren't ask anything juicy because they'll be black-balled so they resort to asking inane questions that make you cringe. Fuck the pressers!


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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6485 on: October 20, 2023, 06:14:52 PM »
I think they must have cut any Zaniolo questions from the OS video of the pre-match conference.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6486 on: October 20, 2023, 06:20:39 PM »
Unless they said they wouldn't comment on any Zaniolo questions (as per the club statement).

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6487 on: October 20, 2023, 06:23:59 PM »
ha ha Risso finding out that just loving Unai to bits is classed only as being a Lukewarm disciple on here now
even a mild observation of saying ‘demanding’ to many times produces a barrage of support that our leader is simply perfect in every way

Clampy gonna Clamp!

It's as if Eastie hadn't left.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6488 on: October 20, 2023, 06:36:00 PM »
Pre-match press conferences in their very nature are repetitive. It's no wonder that answers start to be so, especially when it's not in your first language.

That's exactly it, English is not his first language. Its such a simple explanation really.

I agree to a degree although Klopp and Mourinho (and Pep to a degree) are generally more forthcoming and also comfortable talking about how pissed off they are. Although, I think the latter is one of Unai's assets - he doesn't query refereeing decisions or give any "woe is me" bollocks.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6489 on: October 20, 2023, 07:20:47 PM »
Unless they said they wouldn't comment on any Zaniolo questions (as per the club statement).

Its catching on.
No Zaniolo talk is the way to go!

This is, by definition, IS Zaniolo talk.  Flagellation is now your only option.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6490 on: October 20, 2023, 10:56:34 PM »
The Villa Podcast after that Fulham game was even better than usual, especially when we got the good news half-way through. I still listen to it occasionally.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6491 on: October 21, 2023, 08:01:45 AM »
The Villa Podcast after that Fulham game was even better than usual, especially when we got the good news half-way through. I still listen to it occasionally.

It was a brilliant episode that!

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6492 on: October 21, 2023, 08:11:12 AM »
Pre-match press conferences in their very nature are repetitive. It's no wonder that answers start to be so, especially when it's not in your first language.

Why are we still talking about Gerrard.

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6493 on: October 21, 2023, 09:50:40 AM »
I hate press conferences and interviews with managers and players. I really don't give a fuck what they say because they are either thick and/or boring, and/or bland, and whatever happens they rarely say anything of interest because they can't deviate from a neutral, non-committal, safe line. Then you have the journalists who daren't ask anything juicy because they'll be black-balled so they resort to asking inane questions that make you cringe. Fuck the pressers!


Unless it's SJM or Tyrone being interviewed!

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Re: Unai Emery - our manager
« Reply #6494 on: October 21, 2023, 10:07:58 AM »
Pre-match press conferences in their very nature are repetitive. It's no wonder that answers start to be so, especially when it's not in your first language.


That's exactly it, English is not his first language. Its such a simple explanation really.

I agree to a degree although Klopp and Mourinho (and Pep to a degree) are generally more forthcoming and also comfortable talking about how pissed off they are. Although, I think the latter is one of Unai's assets - he doesn't query refereeing decisions or give any "woe is me" bollocks.

Their English is better than Unai's.

 


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