Craig Bellamy
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and also what you want for the player.
You want him to be the best human being he can be.
Now, if I feel he isn't and he's actually kidding you on, he doesn't want to work hard, doesn't want to train hard, it's too tough for him, he's bringing down other people next to him, then I won't accept that.
Then I'll move him away from the group as quick as possible because I don't believe that's fair on a group either.
It depends what type of person.
it's like say for instance now with Vinny now Vinny knows Vinny knows me really well but he also knows if I don't like something I'm going to speak my mind and he likes that but he doesn't want that done in front of a big group so he's like when you're going to go nuts speak to me first or if you don't like something come and speak to me first and he's
And what I find with Vinny and like there's certain managers who can go with it.
Like Matt Hughes, I never once had a, I can't even, I wouldn't say I had an argument.
I didn't even have a conversation with him.
We just understood each other.
It was never, we never even had, you know, I get on really well with a coach, Eddie, who, because I'm like you, we love football.
I watch every game going.
He was the same.
I had the same when my reserve team manager, Steve Foley, when I was at Norwich, I knew he'd be watching games every,
he would then test me the next day.
So he'd stimulate me and keep me going on.
Did you see that turn?
Or did you see this player do this, do that?
He knew I was watching and he knew then, do you know what?
We're going to work on that today.