A certain diminutive former striker off ours actually told me “Appleton is the best coach I’ve ever worked for” so maybe he does have some talents but just not enough
Didn’t realise Nicky Ajose had played under Appleton.
One dissenting voice, "Beefy", seems to live in the real world - "Couldn’t disagree more. The way Southall in particularly nauseatingly sucks up to Appleton a man who who failed in 6 of his 8 jobs , has shown absolutely nothing in this one when it was a basically a free shot. We have actually got worse under him. How naive to install a completely alien playing style with 9 games to go. A good coach would have been far more pragmatic. He doesn’t deserve the job at all".
A certain diminutive former striker off ours actually told me “Appleton is the best coach I’ve ever worked for” so maybe he does have some talents but just not enough
That latest quote from him confirms he is a bully.
Bullies are smart at deflecting their own negatives by shining a light on negatives they perceive in others. He is a terrible person to have around players learning about football at an early stage in their career.
You can see why Campbell's confidence was potentially so shattered under him.
Man Management is such an underrated aspect of Football
Pretty certain Campbell has said in an recent(ish) interview Appleton showed a lot of belief in him.
That latest quote from him confirms he is a bully.
Bullies are smart at deflecting their own negatives by shining a light on negatives they perceive in others. He is a terrible person to have around players learning about football at an early stage in their career.
You can see why Campbell's confidence was potentially so shattered under him.
Man Management is such an underrated aspect of Football
Pretty certain Campbell has said in an recent(ish) interview Appleton showed a lot of belief in him.
This is what he said:
”I wasn’t really playing that much under Appleton; I was a bit low on confidence, but he would still speak to me and reassure me in training”
That latest quote from him confirms he is a bully.
Bullies are smart at deflecting their own negatives by shining a light on negatives they perceive in others. He is a terrible person to have around players learning about football at an early stage in their career.
You can see why Campbell's confidence was potentially so shattered under him.
Man Management is such an underrated aspect of Football
Pretty certain Campbell has said in an recent(ish) interview Appleton showed a lot of belief in him.
This is what he said:
”I wasn’t really playing that much under Appleton; I was a bit low on confidence, but he would still speak to me and reassure me in training”
To be fair, have you heard Campbell in interviews? Hardly the most talkative one at the best of times…
I always thought Appleton went out of his way to defend the players last season during interviews, at a time when most people on here wanted him to be a lot more critical.
TBH I think this just shows that there’s more to building confidence in players than just shielding them from criticism… Nathan Jones can be hyper critical - earlier this season he gave Anderson such an aggressive dressing down mid-match, that Greg Doherty had to intervene and tell him to calm down. But it doesn’t matter, because clearly the players know he believes in them, and they’ll run through brick walls as a result. That’s proper leadership.
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwynjwwk9q8o
This comment jumped out at me - "The feedback I've been getting from players, staff and fans has been positive."
I couldn't believe it. However, I checked on their message board -https://blueandamber.proboards.com/thread/108181/appleton?page=1 - and most of the supporters seem keen to keep him, many being particularly impressed by him slagging off the players.
One dissenting voice, "Beefy", seems to live in the real world - "Couldn’t disagree more. The way Southall in particularly nauseatingly sucks up to Appleton a man who who failed in 6 of his 8 jobs , has shown absolutely nothing in this one when it was a basically a free shot. We have actually got worse under him. How naive to install a completely alien playing style with 9 games to go. A good coach would have been far more pragmatic. He doesn’t deserve the job at all".
”I wasn’t really playing that much under Appleton; I was a bit low on confidence, but he would still speak to me and reassure me in training”
Not exactly glowing praise!
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tyreece-campbell-named-2pac-but-idol-lookman-b1219402.html
I always thought Appleton went out of his way to defend the players last season during interviews, at a time when most people on here wanted him to be a lot more critical.
TBH I think this just shows that there’s more to building confidence in players than just shielding them from criticism… Nathan Jones can be hyper critical - earlier this season he gave Anderson such an aggressive dressing down mid-match, that Greg Doherty had to intervene and tell him to calm down. But it doesn’t matter, because clearly the players know he believes in them, and they’ll run through brick walls as a result. That’s proper leadership.
I wonder if he's still waiting for things to turn around for him.