Walter Mazzarri - Manager

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    Has Donald Trump agreed this?
     
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    They will also be re-naming it Cape Peter Kennedy
     
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    Is Managers lack of English Affecting the Team?

    Simple question: -

    Is it?

    e.g. We have the most yellows and we are lacking in discipline! If he could communicate directly with the players, would he be able to get his points across better and curb these problems?
     
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    i love the title of this thread
     
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    Probably doesn't help our relationships with the officials..

    The 4th official just spent the whole time shrugging his shoulders and turning away every time Walter wanted to make a point.

    Also they potentially don't take too kindly to some tattooed bloke screaming in their face using broken English..
     
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    No, ineffective forward unit playing like individuals rather than a team is the issue
     
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    That's very nice of you.

    Pray tell me why you love it so much?
     
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    *prey tell
     
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    Perhaps he should learn to communicate using a rudimentary system of clicks, whirrs and whistles.

    That seems to have worked well for you over the years.
     
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    I would favour the Harpo Marx horn. One beep for pass,two for shoot,three for Hughes you're a stinking pile of rat droppings.
     
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    I'd say **** players is more of an issue.
     
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    PS 'Pray tell' is correct.
     
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    As you've destroyed it with your lack of English. As for the original post, I don't think Walter being able to speak fluent English is the cause for our players to give away lots of fouls.

    TVOR makes a campaign speech:

    [video=youtube;vuJl5O-9uus]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJl5O-9uus[/video]
     
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    Thank you Stevo! There is nothing wrong with the title of this thread either ::) I do hate a smart-arse WT, especially one who isn't as smart as he thinks he is :doh:
     
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    Great point. If he was fluent in English, he could tell the players "don't get yellow cards, don't get sent off and don't give away fouls."

    As it stands, he can't do that and you can't expect professional players to work it out for themselves.
     
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    It would probably be better if Walter could communicate directly with players, but surely we can expect grown men/professional players to know that they need to keep their discipline in football. In honesty I think Deeney's constant moaning at other individuals is affecting us more than Walters English, it can't be easy for players when he is waving his arms around and gobbing off for not passing the ball right to him. I actually think Troy has shown a lack of good leadership skills in recent weeks and for the first time wondered would it be more productive if someone else was the captain.
     
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    My point is that if he could speak directly to his players, rather than through an interpreter, he would be able to emphasise his points more vociferously, and make them understand in no uncertain terms exactly what he means!
     
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    You mean other than a lack of the word "the"? Or the random capitals on some words but not others?
     
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    Missing apostrophe as well.
     
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    it was the correct use of affecting (instead of effecting). i loved it!
     
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    Yes!
     
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    Ah, the much sought after 'double-whoosh'. I sure realed in a couple of big fish there!!
     
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    It really held back Pochettino when he was at Southampton. What happened to him again?
     
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    If you can't see the irony...
     
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    *reeled
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    Doh! :doh:
     
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    Interesting thought, I'm inclined to agree slightly, though nobody else has been in the team as long as Deeney has so Troy has earned it. Who would you choose to replace him? Gomes? Prodl? Amrabat, even? Those three usually have good attitudes and always put in full shifts on the pitch.
     
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    Deeney is without a doubt the best captain we've ever had. Both on and off the pitch he is a brilliant ambassador for this club.

    This place doesn't half get silly after a bad result.
     
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    The players aren't used to referees whistles in this country. They are fine with Italian whistles, and Spanish whistles, and Argentinian whistles, but need time to click with English whistles. Give it time.
     
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    I don't think Deeney is that good a captain. Eustace had a very effective death stare and players knew they had to sort their sh1t out. Deeney just walks around the pitch flapping his arms about and generally being ignored.
     
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    You're testing me, surely
     
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    Sorry but how does constantly moaning and throwing arms in the air show a good example as captain . Never see him encouraging his team mates.
     
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    Of course he's encouraging.

    I think the issue is we're a PL club now with, allegedly, a squad of experienced and battle hardened pros to choose from. Gone are the days of teenage academy prospects on debut needing a friendly smile and an arm around the shoulder. Our captain really doesn't need to be a happy clapper applauding every time Ighalo miscontrols the ball, Capoue gets caught in possession or an Amrabat cross flies 6ft over where he was 10 seconds ago.

    Plus often when Deeney is moaning and throwing his arms in the arm so are 18000 fans in the stands.

    Of course he has a standard to maintain too and if he's not doing it he's as vulnerable to frank judgement as anyone.
     

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