Flankengott Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Carlton Cole was interviewed saying how fantastically inspirational Scott Parker was at half time against West Brom. Just wondering what words of wisdom he spoke and what the manager was doing while Scott Parker was making his speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub_spy Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 yeh, i wondered that too. if West Ham stay up, he's the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 its not uncommon for the captain to try and rouse the troops. in fact its part of his duties. i'm not trying to defend grant, but it doesnt seem to be his job to gee the players up. certainly not judging by his demeanour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub_spy Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 it's been widely reported that AG is working as hard as he can to keep West Ham up. The board recognise this and feel he is making progress. People are always going on about the lack of passion he has but, for me, sometimes the emptiest vessel makes the loudest noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonshrew Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Yea i imagine Elvis did a lot of that as captain, no matter who or how competent the manager was at the time. As long as the manager is a tactician then he can lean on his staffand captain to motivate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chat Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Apparently Avrum was having a dump at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Grant didn't say anything because he's an uninspiring saggy-faced welt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 its not uncommon for the captain to try and rouse the troops. in fact its part of his duties. i'm not trying to defend grant, but it doesnt seem to be his job to gee the players up. certainly not judging by his demeanour. I would think Grant is more than happy for someone else to assume oratorial duties. He probably finds these situations difficult at the best of times as his English is very poor indeed. It's funny how some managers never improve their English at all after years over here. Vogts and Laszlo spring to mind in this context. Others such as Zola and Houllier end up a lot more eloquent than those they're in charge of - and those that are interviewing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I would think Grant is more than happy for someone else to assume oratorial duties. He probably finds these situations difficult at the best of times as his English is very poor indeed. It's funny how some managers never improve their English at all after years over here. Vogts and Laszlo spring to mind in this context. Others such as Zola and Houllier end up a lot more eloquent than those they're in charge of - and those that are interviewing them. TBF, houllier studied english and also worked as a school teacher in england before becoming a manager, but your point is quite right. Some folk thrive in a new language, others dont. 'Jimma pell allan' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I'm sure it goes against the grain for some on here but is it remotely possible that Avram Grant is actually quite popular with his players and that Scott Parker took an opportunity (when AG wasn't there)to remind them all that if they didn't get the finger out it might cost AG his job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Many have commented on why did Parker do it and not Grant. To be honest, i'd be expecting my captain to be giving some sort of team talk. He is the captain after all and for me thats part of his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 When the timing is right sometimes an inquest among the players and excluding the management team ,is what a club needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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