Brian McDermott
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I think sometimes that passion was overwhelming the players sometimes.
And they came out against Wembley, it was almost like a damp squib of a game, wasn't it?
It wasn't that they wasn't motivated, but sometimes the task just overwhelms you.
Sometimes you know what I'm talking about.
in games with some young players.
But I think if one of the other candidates were saying, yeah, we're going to keep all of the ball and we're not going to miss many tackles and when a moment presents itself, you know, we'll pounce upon that.
I don't know.
I don't think that'll get the job done.
Tyson Fury I don't know if anyone knows who Tyson Fury is but he's a British boxer for all you Aussies out there because I know you don't look at anything outside of Australia Tyson Fury was he's been a fascinating heavyweight champion he isn't anymore but he got given a shot at the world title against Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko had held the title for nine years unbeaten for nine years and
He was trained by Emmanuel Stewart at the time, Vladimir Klitschko.
And he was a young boxer with a lot of promise.
And Emmanuel Stewart got hold of him as trainer and created this machine, this big athletic Ukrainian machine that just literally used to jab and right hand every opponent.
And all the opponents would say, when they get asked, what are you going to do about his right hand?
Because when it lands, Dr. Steele, I'm going to call him, when it lands, you've gone.
And they all would say, oh, we're going to do this, we're going to do that.
But it was never anything outside the box.
Anyway, Tyson Fury comes along and he's six foot nine, Tyson Fury, weighed about 20 stone.
He's not the best shape you've ever seen.
And when I used to watch him, I used to think, holy hills, he's an awkward looking guy, this fella, but could move fantastically for a bigger guy.
And they asked Tyson Fury, what are you going to do?