Pako Interview

[yellow jumper]

interesting stuff

 

apologies if it already appears elsewhere.

[Benitez]

kinell, he speaks!

 

Why doesn't Pako do more interviews. I'm sure he's only done 2 since arriving here!

[vish]

maybe he's too busy doing some proper work!

[Montse]

Really good read that, we also have a new Rafa-esque quote...

 

'My father had a Fiat but at this moment I have a BMW'

 

[Extraordinary Swindle]

Excellent interview.

[John Nada]

That's one of the best interviews I've read from a player/staff in a long time! Very insightful and amusing at times. The guy means business doesn't he?

 

One of the things I don't like in football is when people say, 'We've done it this way for years'. My father had a Fiat but at this moment I have a BMW. You have to move on and you have to adapt to new ways.

 

[Jezzman]

He's a tough b*****d ain't he...

[Skillz]

Certainly gives the impression both he and Rafa are well on top of what needs to be done. We will climb the hill with these guys in charge.

 

Ps Dont f*** with Pako!!!!

[owenthomas]

boss interview that..

[fyds]

I think we just discovered why Cissé and Le Tallec REALLY got dumped!

[Tosh]

I think we just discovered why Cissé and Le Tallec REALLY got dumped!

 

Also makes you wonder what they saw in/heard from Bellamy to overcome the "baggage"...

[Ronnie Whelan]

Looking again at Rafa's rotation policy, how hard is it for you to motivate players when they're not playing week in, week out?

 

It's difficult with players who are not professional enough. If they are professional, they realise there are reasons they are not in the team. I try to get them focused on the reasons. They shouldn't use excuses. If someone is not in the squad, it's because there are things he has to improve. The way to motivate the players is to get them to look long-term and change the reasons they are not in the squad. They have to look at themselves.

 

 

Is he talking about anyone in particular?

[allez les rouges]

great lines these :

 

I remember a coach in Spain once said that Spanish girls in the 1970s and 1980s were brought up not to be on their own, but to always have someone with them. They were educated to be part of a family, not on their own. They were educated to be married and be with the children of her husband. I think something similar has happened with our team. Liverpool is the team that more than any other feels the difference when they play away. The support they feel when they play at home is so huge and important that when they play away, the difference is massive. When Chelsea play in Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea players don't really feel the support of the crowd, so the difference is not massive for them. One thing the players have to learn is to compete and have the self-confidence independent of the supporters. You need the right mental attitude when the conditions are not comfortable. It's a psychological attitude that's so important.

[Red]

Great interview, inspiring stuff.

[M4TTA]

really enjoyed that, very good read

 

intersting comments about cisse and HK

[CaptainXabi]

great lines these :

 

I remember a coach in Spain once said that Spanish girls in the 1970s and 1980s were brought up not to be on their own, but to always have someone with them. They were educated to be part of a family, not on their own. They were educated to be married and be with the children of her husband. I think something similar has happened with our team. Liverpool is the team that more than any other feels the difference when they play away. The support they feel when they play at home is so huge and important that when they play away, the difference is massive. When Chelsea play in Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea players don't really feel the support of the crowd, so the difference is not massive for them. One thing the players have to learn is to compete and have the self-confidence independent of the supporters. You need the right mental attitude when the conditions are not comfortable. It's a psychological attitude that's so important.

Agreed. Pako is boss.

[Ombudsam]

Haha could he have made the compliment to chelsea any less complimentary