Ginola backs Hughton, because he’s worth it.
Posted on May 27th, 2010 | 32 Comments |
Ginola is back in the area promoting something or other, and will be at PC World in Team Valley on Friday if anyone fancies popping down to get an autograph. Ahead of that though, he gave his thoughts on Chris Hughton.
We know ourselves that Chris worked a minor miracle last season as he took a team that was devoid of any confidence and was surrounded by turmoil to the Championship title, and by some margin to boot. David worked with Hughton at Tottenham so knows our current boss better than most, and he believes that there will be no need to call for a big name manager whist Hughton is in the hot seat.
“Chris is a close friend of mine and I was pleased for him when Newcastle won the title. But everybody should be able to see what a fantastic job he’s done,” Ginola said. “It has proved that you don’t always need a big name to achieve something. If you have somebody who is devoted to the job, it can be equally rewarding.”
“Chris is such a committed worker and that’s what I remember of him at Tottenham. He’s also a great person and a true gentleman. He’s given everything to Newcastle when he could have walked away and he delivered what everybody wanted – Premier League football.”
I think that speaks volumes for just what Hughton has achieved, against the odds by all accounts aswell as nobody really gave him a chance. I think Ginola has hit the nail on the head when he mentioned big name managers, and that they don’t always work out.
Look at some of our managers in the past and it will confirm it. Big name managers such as Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Sam Allardyce all tried and failed. In fact the only real big name to work out for us has been Sir Bobby Robson. Then you look at Kevin Keegan, who was an unknown in managerial terms when he took the reigns. He stopped us slipping into the third tier of English football for what would have been the first time ever, and didn’t end up doing too badly by the time he resigned.
By luck, Hughton has been given the chance to manage Newcastle, and it’s a chance he has grabbed with both hands. He himself has yet to let us down, and goes about business in his own under-stated way. ‘Move along, nothing to see here’ is very much the order of the day.
There are questions regarding whether Hughton will be able to cut the mustard in the top division. Were the same questions asked of Keegan I ask? So what is different? There is no reason why Hughton can’t cut it in the Premier League, and at least we know he will make sure he and the players give 110% effort.
I think some people are wide of the mark when they say he is a puppet, or that he is clueless with regard to tactics or players. Lets not forget that Hughton has had 17 years experience of being a coach, he knows the score. He won’t let us down.
In Hughton we trust!
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Cheers for the shout on the previous thread about the memberships toonsy, thanks for remembering mate.