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Post by rifle on Apr 9, 2015 19:45:15 GMT -5
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Post by parentsoccerfan on Apr 9, 2015 22:51:06 GMT -5
Enjoyed the article, especially about trying to develop individual talents on a team.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 10, 2015 7:34:41 GMT -5
that's a quality read, will read a 2nd time later today for sure!
“For me, football is collective. The individual is welcome if you want to make our group better. But you have to work for us, not we have to work for you. When the top player arrives, the team is already there. It’s not him who comes to discover the team, like Columbus discovering America. No, no, you are coming now to help us be better. And as a manager you have to give this message every day – not with lectures or words. It’s about what the players observe in relation to the behaviour and to the feedback – the way you react to this player and that player; the empathy with this one and that one.
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Post by zizou on Apr 13, 2015 18:17:26 GMT -5
Not a fan of Jose Mourinho. His Us Against the World bunker mentality thing get tired with me pretty fast. His disingenuousness vis a vis his players' diving and whining is also disrespectful to other teams. With regard to this article, though, which was pretty interesting, I wondered if he was making not so veiled reference to CR7 in some of his comments about players and (versus) teams.
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Post by soccerpapi on Apr 14, 2015 4:46:19 GMT -5
Many hyperbolic statements with Mourinho; I personally like how he brings the game to life, part of the entertainment (pre-game, post-game, match tactics, psychological positioning, facial expressions, etc). Lots of nuggets to pick from this article that can contrast with our youth system in some ways, as well as US sport similarities: team, not the individual, young athletes salaries and money expectations, etc...One that stands out:
The team. It is the word that Mourinho returns to constantly in conversation. How do you harness individual talent to the collective purpose; how do you motivate players who even before their 21st birthdays are often on salaries beyond the supporters’ wildest dreams. “It’s true!” Mourinho’s voice rises. “Once players came to football expecting to be wealthy when they retired. Now they expect to be wealthy before they’ve played their first game!”
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Post by coachjd on Apr 15, 2015 7:29:38 GMT -5
Really good read. Thanks for the article!
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