I did always think that Roman wouldn't take too kindly to being told what to do by his employees, no matter how valuable they were.
Romans still paying him then
Never get the Cole thing.
It was stupid to not start him v Napoli but that's the only time that springs to mind.
At the time I was complaining that Cole was playing too much and wanted Bertrand to be used more.
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Interesting quote from Gazza
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Lampard may be addressing what some may have thought had gone on before AVB's sacking. May not be defining player power with just that one example.
comment by Gazza (U1266)
posted 6 minutes ago
I don't know anyone who seriously defines player power as the ability to walk into the owner's/chairman's office and demand someone be sacked.
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Name all the footballers you know
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I think the comments from Lampard show that players didn't seem to warm to him.
for example, if you admire or respect your staff as a manager and they give that same level back to you, you will get better results.
You could see AVB was a decent enough tactician and probably knew his stuff however he was just an IT guy that they tried to make a salesman... It never works.
Jose is a salesman and an IT guy, as was Fergie.. can't think of many others like that, Wenger maybe? but not in the same ball park as Jose or Fergie.
AVB is the footballing equivalent of the tailor who made the Emperor's new clothes.
Quite staggering the jobs he has been able to blag his way into.
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We'd have Falcao Di Maria and Luke Shaw
and a failure to comply with FFP..
But Baker Chalobah Loftus-Cheek midfield
Chelsea bench for the Napoli game and remember Terry was injured....#c'unt
Substitutes
22 Turnbull
03 Cole
05 Essien
08 Lampard
12 Mikel
09 Torres
21 Kalou
He did and Roman gave him a Russian thank you
Gagged and paid off better than gagged and concrete boots
Lampard's quotes are meaningless, no one is saying or attempting to claim the squad vocally asked AVB to leave.
However, do I honestly believe the players (rightly or wrongly) put the effort in, adhered to AVBs instructions, or didnt add pressure to him through suggestive comments and leaks to reporters....
comment by Gazza (U1266)
posted 4 hours, 32 minutes ago
Very narrow definition of player power from Lampard.
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Exactly.
Btw, I am not using this to suggest arguments AVB should have been sacked are null and void, or that RDM didn't save our bacon...
but Lampard's definition is exceptionally simplistic.
It was longer than Romans
Lampard's is specific, implication is more general.
Players aware of who the boss is, and it wasn't them
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Interesting Quotes from Lampard RE; AVB
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posted on 6/9/14
I did always think that Roman wouldn't take too kindly to being told what to do by his employees, no matter how valuable they were.
posted on 6/9/14
Romans still paying him then
posted on 6/9/14
Never get the Cole thing.
It was stupid to not start him v Napoli but that's the only time that springs to mind.
At the time I was complaining that Cole was playing too much and wanted Bertrand to be used more.
posted on 6/9/14
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posted on 6/9/14
Interesting quote from Gazza
posted on 6/9/14
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posted on 6/9/14
Lampard may be addressing what some may have thought had gone on before AVB's sacking. May not be defining player power with just that one example.
posted on 6/9/14
comment by Gazza (U1266)
posted 6 minutes ago
I don't know anyone who seriously defines player power as the ability to walk into the owner's/chairman's office and demand someone be sacked.
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Name all the footballers you know
posted on 6/9/14
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posted on 6/9/14
Fûck off Gazza
Lampard
posted on 6/9/14
I think the comments from Lampard show that players didn't seem to warm to him.
for example, if you admire or respect your staff as a manager and they give that same level back to you, you will get better results.
You could see AVB was a decent enough tactician and probably knew his stuff however he was just an IT guy that they tried to make a salesman... It never works.
Jose is a salesman and an IT guy, as was Fergie.. can't think of many others like that, Wenger maybe? but not in the same ball park as Jose or Fergie.
posted on 6/9/14
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posted on 6/9/14
AVB is the footballing equivalent of the tailor who made the Emperor's new clothes.
Quite staggering the jobs he has been able to blag his way into.
posted on 6/9/14
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posted on 6/9/14
We'd have Falcao Di Maria and Luke Shaw
posted on 6/9/14
and a failure to comply with FFP..
posted on 6/9/14
But Baker Chalobah Loftus-Cheek midfield
posted on 6/9/14
Chelsea bench for the Napoli game and remember Terry was injured....#c'unt
Substitutes
22 Turnbull
03 Cole
05 Essien
08 Lampard
12 Mikel
09 Torres
21 Kalou
posted on 6/9/14
Robbie saved Chelsea
posted on 6/9/14
He did and Roman gave him a Russian thank you
posted on 6/9/14
Gagged and paid off better than gagged and concrete boots
posted on 6/9/14
Lampard's quotes are meaningless, no one is saying or attempting to claim the squad vocally asked AVB to leave.
However, do I honestly believe the players (rightly or wrongly) put the effort in, adhered to AVBs instructions, or didnt add pressure to him through suggestive comments and leaks to reporters....
posted on 6/9/14
comment by Gazza (U1266)
posted 4 hours, 32 minutes ago
Very narrow definition of player power from Lampard.
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Exactly.
Btw, I am not using this to suggest arguments AVB should have been sacked are null and void, or that RDM didn't save our bacon...
but Lampard's definition is exceptionally simplistic.
posted on 6/9/14
It was longer than Romans
posted on 6/9/14
Lampard's is specific, implication is more general.
Players aware of who the boss is, and it wasn't them
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