News Conference 2pm

[ozzmeister]

According to BBC, lets hope for some good news!

[Georgie]

Isn't just the pre match presser? Given we are playing Friday

[Le Timmier]

We definitely needed a second thread about this

[fish fingers]

Has anyone confirmed is the standard pre-match press conference that usually takes place two days before the game?

[LordHester]

Yep, just the normal presser.

[vivasadio]

Bertrand still out, Fonte could play

[James]

Puel is so difficult to listen to!

[gary3009]

Unbelievably dull made a thousand times worse by the fact the questions are all about Man U!

[Disco Stu]

Anything said about transfers?

[teenagegsaint]

God he's dull, as are the questions.

[Kingsland Red]

If only the press could see beyond Manure...

[Yorkshire Saint]

Nothing said about anything

 

Fonte is captain

And a smirk regarding the timing of the interest v the game with saints

[SO16_Saint]

Who was that bore asking the questions at the beginning?

 

These press conferences are so dull, and such a waste of time - why bother showing them, they NEVER have anything of merit

[Heisenberg]

Our most boring manager ever?

[fish fingers]

Our most boring manager ever?

 

Dave Jones.

[baggytrousers]

Our most boring manager ever?

 

But, apparently a very good one. Listened to The Game podcast today and Julien Laurens was saying that we've got a gem of a manager in Puel and expected him to do really well.

 

Also, Thierry Henry was talking about him today and backing him for success :

 

https://www.premierleague.com/news/74195?

[Heisenberg]

But, apparently a very good one. Listened to The Game podcast today and Julien Laurens was saying that we've got a gem of a manager in Puel and expected him to do really well.

 

Also, Thierry Henry was talking about him today and backing him for success :

 

https://www.premierleague.com/news/74195?

 

Always good to hear. Hope and pray he can deliver.... By all accounts he was picked ahead of a lot of experienced and talented managers so the club must see something

[ENSKIED]

But, apparently a very good one. Listened to The Game podcast today and Julien Laurens was saying that we've got a gem of a manager in Puel and expected him to do really well.

 

Also, Thierry Henry was talking about him today and backing him for success :

 

https://www.premierleague.com/news/74195?

 

Begging the question, given they are both French would they be likely to say anything else at this stage?

[The9]

Begging the question, given they are both French would they be likely to say anything else at this stage?

 

He didn't have to comment at all, but he chose to describe Puel as an inspiration, which is also far and above anything he needed to have said to be polite.

[SO16_Saint]

Begging the question, given they are both French would they be likely to say anything else at this stage?

 

Harry Redknapp is English, and us English Saints fans have nothing but good things to say about him, eh.

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Did anyone think to ask about Guardos?

[ENSKIED]

He didn't have to comment at all, but he chose to describe Puel as an inspiration, which is also far and above anything he needed to have said to be polite.

 

In your opinion of course. You've reduced the plural to a singular, as whether "he" had to comment at all is doubtful, since it becomes incumbent upon the likes of Henry and Laurens to comment, it's what they usually get paid rather handsomely for and of course Puel being French, French pundits will be called in to comment. Basic diplomacy at this stage precludes anything contentious such as, "he'll struggle or he'll be out of his depth" it's always the well trodden path at this "stage" of the proceedings to spin the positives. No matter what, all conjecture aside we are about to find out whether Puel can cut the moutarde de dijon or not . . . . . are we not?

[dellboysaint]

He needs to push his weight around in the transfer market in the next two weeks or we are going to struggle.

[ErwinK1961]

Did anyone think to ask about Guardos?

 

Of course not, probably too busy asking him about Pogba's latest haircut.

[PeteCampbell]

We are going to need someone to sum up those pressers every week because that was hard to sit through

[ashnats]

In your opinion of course. You've reduced the plural to a singular, as whether "he" had to comment at all is doubtful, since it becomes incumbent upon the likes of Henry and Laurens to comment, it's what they usually get paid rather handsomely for and of course Puel being French, French pundits will be called in to comment. Basic diplomacy at this stage precludes anything contentious such as, "he'll struggle or he'll be out of his depth" it's always the well trodden path at this "stage" of the proceedings to spin the positives. No matter what, all conjecture aside we are about to find out whether Puel can cut the moutarde de dijon or not . . . . . are we not?

 

did he have to dedicate goals to him too? Fact is, Henry respects Claude Puel, he's not just being polite.

 

https://books.google.de/books?id=WO0rrhB8QWUC&pg=PT196&lpg=PT196&dq=thierry+henry+dedicates+goal++to+puel+dublin&source=bl&ots=FlL4nFKTZ0&sig=dzkPypXbg2IFnaRzJPniWpPH0R4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0hri31MjOAhUGWxoKHQ_JBHwQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=thierry%20henry%20dedicates%20goal%20%20to%20puel%20dublin&f=false

[ENSKIED]

did he have to dedicate goals to him too? Fact is, Henry respects Claude Puel, he's not just being polite.

 

https://books.google.de/books?id=WO0rrhB8QWUC&pg=PT196&lpg=PT196&dq=thierry+henry+dedicates+goal++to+puel+dublin&source=bl&ots=FlL4nFKTZ0&sig=dzkPypXbg2IFnaRzJPniWpPH0R4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0hri31MjOAhUGWxoKHQ_JBHwQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=thierry%20henry%20dedicates%20goal%20%20to%20puel%20dublin&f=false

 

What you offer there in case you are oblivious to it, actually substantiates the validity of the initial question I raised, for now it seems Henry is probably a "mate" of Puels;) So like I intimated above in my second post on the matter, this can now go back and forth like a tennis ball, on the "I / we need to be right" basis. However, luckily for us as I say we are about to find out if Claude is actually what some claim, "everyone talks a good fight only a few can produce it" - are we not? And that will settle the matter, at least for some of us it will.

[Kingsland Red]

Did anyone think to ask about Guardos?

 

Why would they ? He doesn't play for Man United. Ridiculous press conference, all about United with Puel bemused and thinking what ridiculous questions,which of course they are !

[Glassesbloke]

Posted this on the Puel thread last week, but it remains relevant to the ongoing discussion here... Puel seems to engender respect wherever he surfaces, it's not just Thierry Henry.

 

For example, "Nice Matin" on 12 August had an interesting extended interview with Julien Rodriguez, defender ex-Monaco, Rangers and Marseilles. To the question of which trainer had the most influence on Rodriguez, he responded unprompted that this was Claude, "without hesitation". He was a complete package, trained with the players, was almost more motivated than them, had a real philosophy of the game. The interviewer then commented that the Monaco style of play at the time was very hard, and not dealing in subtleties - Rodriguez said that Puel at Nice could rely on good ball players, but when he doesn't have such, he will play differently in order to find the result he wants [so please don't assume the diamond is rigid either...].

 

Frankly it's ridiculous to write the guy off after one league match. His English will improve rapidly, he's plunged into an Anglophone environment and no doubt is taking lessons. Think the bloke is an excellent choice, in line with Saints' almost unique philosophy and approach, though of course the pudding remains to be eaten. Give him ten games and we'll see then.

[angelman]

Why would they ? He doesn't play for Man United. Ridiculous press conference, all about United with Puel bemused and thinking what ridiculous questions,which of course they are !

 

I've given up watching the pressers, especially before we play ne of the big boys. The reporters seemingly just want to get some juicy bit about the opposition that they can print up, and take little interest in what is up with SFC.