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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1050960" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Neither 100% hardass or soft will work over an extended timeframe. Both might yield results in the short term depending on what's gone before, but they're dealing with people and people are much more complicated than that.</p><p></p><p>Very demanding is fine - this is top level sport. But every squad will have some players who respond to stick and some who respond to carrot. Being able to understand and balance that is critical. Ferguson was so good at that - able to dish out bollockings with the best of them, but also got to know his players and staff as people and knew when the arm around the shoulder worked. Also had his players' backs in public even if he was ripping them apart privately.</p><p></p><p>Similarly Southgate. Different style, but getting to know and understand his players has helped the uptick in results. He's not an obvious teapot thrower but don't imagine for a minute that he's a soft touch, some of his selections tell you as much.</p><p></p><p>This is also why Mourinho looks like yesterday's man. Always seems like it's his way or the highway and that just doesn't work now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1050960, member: 73144"] Neither 100% hardass or soft will work over an extended timeframe. Both might yield results in the short term depending on what’s gone before, but they’re dealing with people and people are much more complicated than that. Very demanding is fine - this is top level sport. But every squad will have some players who respond to stick and some who respond to carrot. Being able to understand and balance that is critical. Ferguson was so good at that - able to dish out bollockings with the best of them, but also got to know his players and staff as people and knew when the arm around the shoulder worked. Also had his players’ backs in public even if he was ripping them apart privately. Similarly Southgate. Different style, but getting to know and understand his players has helped the uptick in results. He’s not an obvious teapot thrower but don’t imagine for a minute that he’s a soft touch, some of his selections tell you as much. This is also why Mourinho looks like yesterday’s man. Always seems like it’s his way or the highway and that just doesn’t work now. [/QUOTE]
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