Phill Interview P1
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I want us to play football with a style,
an arrogance, a confidence
and a belief.
I want us to be dynamic
but I say to them every single time
that we go out to train,
that we go out for a match.
I want us to enjoy our football.
When you enjoy your football
when you're confident,
when you've got belief,
more often than not in life
that you perform well
and I say to them all the time, that I'm
setting the platforms here for
you to go out and actually enjoy your
football, to play out from the back,
take risks in the final third,
play through midfield without the
pressure of me saying
don't do this, don't do that.
I want them to have the freedom.
It was the way that I was brought up.
It was the way that I was successful
in my career because I was always
given a good platform and the belief
of the coach to go out there
and perform at my best
and that's what I want from my players.
I want them to have that utter belief
and confidence that they've got
my belief
and confidence. You want to lead
from the front,
set the culture,
set the non-negotiables within your
team, that your staff
and your players are going to abide
by, utter discipline,
utter dedication,
hard work, good values,
humility. I wanted us to be brave on
and off the pitch in terms of our
decision making
and that starts with me.
I think what we're doing is
heading in the right direction but I
think we're still,
we're still a long way from where I
want us to be.
At the moment it's a lot of
I'm telling them what to do because
that's how I want to implement my
philosophy
but in another three months' time,
when I've spent more time with them,
I want that philosophy embedded
and I want them then to be policing
the dressing room,
managing the standards, managing
the discipline
and just going out there and doing
things for themselves.