推 Praying:Reading是一支好球隊，我也不希望他們降級 04/07 01:19
推 wdcr:+1 讀書人不錯啊 04/07 18:22
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GIVEN their membership of the dwindling band of home-grown Premier League
managers, it’s perhaps no surprise Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has a fan in
weekend adversary Steve Coppell.
The Reading manager may not come over as one of English football’s great
romantics, but he shares the appetite of the United fans for a successful
Keegan second coming, which he believes would be good for the domestic game.
Their kinship extends beyond a shared belief in the importance of attacking
football. Two of only nine English managers in the Premier League, they also
share the distinction of playing for the national team together – an
experience that gave Coppell first-hand experience of the “exceptional”
Keegan.
“His team from the 1990s was terrific, the way they had emphasis on attack
and I’m sure that will be the same when he gets his feet under the table,”
he said.
“Everybody would want to see them to do well just to see what happens.
Given the things he said before he came back, yes I am surprised he returned
to Newcastle, but nothing should surprise you about football.
Kevin had his Soccer Circus and I thought he’d had his fill of football
management, but he’s an exceptional individual and he has a great affiliation
with Newcastle. I said a few weeks before he was the man for the job so I’m
glad he got it.”
Coppell’s nostalgia for the Newcastle of bygone years also extends to his
memories of Keegan’s drive as a player.
On England duty in the late 1970s, the Reading boss was impressed by the
Newcastle boss.
“I played with him, but only in England games. I had a great opportunity
to see him function as a human being and a top player at that time,” Coppell
said.
“He was coming back from Germany, he was European Footballer of the Year
and you could see why from his attitude and the way he conducted himself.
“He wasn’t the most gifted player from a skill level but he had enormous
drive. With England we’d have normal training and he’d stay behind with
Peter Shilton and he’d be coming in when we’d finished lunch. Physically
he was so strong.”
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舊新聞啦,是讀書人賽前的訪談. 不過還是想貼一下啦 XD
畢竟KK上任以來,尤其是前陣子的低潮...一直都是看到別人唱衰我們,
尤其是Big Sam被炒以後,弗格森那一掛的教練幫幾乎就是以酸我們為樂.....
基於Coppell曾是我希望接任砲德的人選外,希望讀書人跟我們都能夠順利保級.
沒道理說黑貓留下來讀書人卻降級去 XD 這沒天理啊 XDDDD
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