Mario Melchiot

Because I think sometimes they take that job because they're worried about, if I wait too long, that that possibility won't be around anymore.

So I've got to take it now.

And they don't sit out, like Stevie said, to chill and wait for a minute.

Oh, both, both.

When I was in Holland, it was flying in because in the Dutch way, it's always, oh, the way you train, that's the way you're going to play.

And when you come to England, I mean, my experience was like, no, the day before the game, you take it easy because you don't want to get anybody injured, especially not your best players, because if you get one injured...

You might not win the next game that's coming along.

No, I don't think so.

I think, I mean, look, okay, they got the VAR now, so that is probably a helping method for them.

But back in the day, we had the same, you know what I mean?

Like, if you're not doing a good job, the fans are going to have a go at you.

And as players, I think in the beginning when I came,

You could say more to a ref, but towards the end it started to get, every year it was getting less because the ref would pull out his cards and also use it against you in the sense of like, hey, if you say one more thing, then I book you.

Oh man, that, ooh, sometimes you want to let him have it, but you can't, so you just step back.

No, sometimes they can get in your head, but you know what the best thing, it took me a while to understand that, when they say something bad to you, it's better to give them a smile.

As soon as you smile to them, they clap for you.

So I was like, okay, that works.

So they will say like, cut your hair, cut your hair, and I'll be like...

And then they all go, okay, then they leave you alone.

Oh my God.