He does all the motivational stuff as a group and you only have to read the testimonials of so many of his former players to see that it works and why. From the Gooners documentary, you could see that other members of staff were left to do more of the one-to-one stuff off the pitch (performance coaches and sports psychologists).
People are people, so not convinced that will matter. Hopefully if the players try to do a Danny Rose and run off to Daddy then they will quickly be told to fuck off!
Odd that you think elite players need more (or different) confidence building than less talented players.
I’m not sure adopting an approach where you’re distant with your players to the point where you don’t have 1 on 1 conversations with them is modern. I can’t think of any other managers who have said something like this. It has worked for him in the past but he’s operating at a totally different level now.
Maybe give him a chance before you judge his approach. As has been said plenty of previous colleagues have sung his praises and I'm sure if someone REALLY needs a cuddle he'll give them one!
I think there’s a plethora of things that managers have to consider when managing say a Mpabbe compared to a player in the Australian league.
I’m expressing a concern. No judgment. It’s ok to do this you know. You can still support a manager and have concerns at the same time. Hopefully my concerns are unwarranted.
Hard working or not they are clever and will understand his instruction better than most. If you are looking for players to find half spaces and move the ball quickly between the lines then there are few better than Kane and Son for knowing where the other is and finding that space.
Agree with this. Everything I've seen and read says that he has cast-iron attacking principles that he won't budge from, but also a burning desire to win. He's therefore going to do everything he can to win - which isn't going to be selling Sonny and Kane.
I suspect every top manager has a different approach to this and I highly doubt every "elite" manager has the exact same approach and has long intense 1-2-1 chats with every player.
Remember that cringe-inducing phone call in the dressing room when Harry broke the goal scoring record, it was like two blokes that had never spoken before. So stilted and emotionless.
From my limited knowledge about Ange, his teams press relentlessly no matter the formation and players who don't do the work on and off the ball have historically been forced to leave the club. That's all there is to it from my end. As individuals, they are by far our best players, but that hasn't stopped the big man in his previous jobs.
I wouldn't worry about that. Every interview I've seen or heard with an ex player or coach that knows him seems to mention this yet love him anyway.
People are people. The same things motivate at all different levels in all walks of life. Every ex player says his teams would run through brick walls for him. I'm pretty sure he understands how to motivate, you don't have the longevity of career he's had if you're a surly wanker
Son is capable of it, he just doesn't do it effectively any more and needs it coached into him. Harry not so much, but if Harry wants to stay then every manager in the world should try and accommodate that, by tweaking their system. You'd have to be an idiot not to.
To me it speaks to a management style that believes that successful teams are built around self motivated and resilient individuals. The every man is captain philosophy. It certainly helps you weed out early who cannot motivate themselves. In my working life, my experience is the best teams are the ones that can cope when the boss is not there. A bit like when the players are out on the pitch and its going wrong. It doesn't mean he is unfriendly or divisive. It's very hard to create a vision and high performance with a bunch of very needy individuals.
I totally disagree that people are people to be honest but I doubt we’ll agree on it.
