...compared to the Seri interview was tough to watch.
This is a guy who wants to do his talking on the pitch but I do find it surprising that, especially for a club interview, football players aren't given a bit of media training so in a safe space they can open up a bit. The bland "we just need to go out there and do it on the pitch" stuff is so underwhelming
It is very bad
Personally I couldn't really give a flying if he can be entertaining in an interview or not. I'm more bothered whether he can win all those headers from W Brom lumping the ball into the box.
I'm pretty crap at public speaking myself, although find video calls and presentations a bit easier - so I won't judge too harshly. However, I do completely agree that a some of the players should have more media training. Some of their interviews are painful to watch and I often avoid watching dependent on who's turn it is in front of the camera.
To be fair, quite a number of the squad are decent - Ream, Cairney, Bryan, Cavaleiro, Reid, Wilson, Reed, Robinson, Hector, Mawson, Gazzaniga, Odoi, Christie and also (surprisingly) Carvalho and Francois. Also Muniz's one and only interview was very good (although it was of course in Portugues and appeared very rehearsed).
Other than that - Kebano, Chalobah, Rodak, Mitro, Seri, Knockaert, Sessegnon and Tete are ok but Tosin, Onomah and Stansfield really need some help!
I remember Wayne Rooney's interview for Everton when he signed his first pro contract. He was like a rabbit in the headlights and I really felt sorry for him.
Quote from: Jim© on October 29, 2021, 02:54:55 PM
Personally I couldn't really give a flying if he can be entertaining in an interview or not. I'm more bothered whether he can win all those headers from W Brom lumping the ball into the box.
Oh me too - he could have delivered the whole interview in Mongolian throat song if it meant we kept a clean sheet!
Just seems like a missed opportunity
I thought he was fine, but just like managers/coaches/players who have a mike pushed in front of them just after a game, what was he supposed to say in 3 minutes at a training session? He struck me as an intelligent guy who didn't particularly want to be interviewed - nothing wrong with that.
Quote from: Jim© on October 29, 2021, 02:54:55 PM
Personally I couldn't really give a flying if he can be entertaining in an interview or not. I'm more bothered whether he can win all those headers from W Brom lumping the ball into the box.
This!
Much more concerned/interested in his performance on the pitch. So far this season, he's been solid. Hope it continues, especially during big team test tomorrow......
Quote from: Jim© on October 29, 2021, 02:54:55 PM
Personally I couldn't really give a flying if he can be entertaining in an interview or not. I'm more bothered whether he can win all those headers from W Brom lumping the ball into the box.
I agree with this. In tosin I just see a young player fully focused on his ambitions and achieving them and if that means less entertaining interviews then so be it.
I am disgusted at the way he ties his boot laces.
The Academy should be scrapped immediately for failing in this vital area of instruction.