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    #8896
    http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/2/8727073/lampard-benitez-stint-a-success


    Lampard: Benitez stint a success

    Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard believes Rafa Benitez did all that could be expected of him during his difficult period in charge of the club.

    The former Liverpool boss received a frosty reception from the fans when he was appointed interim manager partway through the season when Roberto di Matteo left.

    But the Spaniard confounded his critics by taking the Stamford Bridge club to Europa League glory and guiding them to third place in the Barclays Premier League.

    Lampard, whose form under Benitez was rewarded with a one-year contract extension, said: "He's a professional bloke. He prepared exceptionally well for games. And it was a difficult situation for him as well. As interim manager it was always going to be quite difficult because we all knew it was only to the end of the season.

    "So there was no planning, no long-term relationships were going to be built. So, in that respect, he did a good job because we got the end result - success."

    Despite that, though, Lampard did not grow close to Benitez on a personal level.

    "There are certain managers you build relationships with and feel closer to," Lampard said. "He's not that kind of bloke.

    "Other managers draw a bit of a line and keep it that way. Rafa's more like that.

    "He was not really the sort of manager you could sit and talk with."
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      #8897
      I wonder how many players actually make the effort to talk to Rafa. I don't think he is as cold as he is made out.
      "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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        #8898
        How the **** would you know?
        Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom- 2 years 1year 0.5 years

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          #8899
          Yeah, shut up Tee. Stop having an opinion on stuff.
          *Except Michael, who died.

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            #8900
            Well, he seems like he's nice when he goes out of his way from people in the street. The way he carries himself in interviews - its all very public, but a perception is cultivated from that.

            Anecdotal evidence from members of the public would suggest he's a nice man.

            He has a friendly face.

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              #8901
              Originally posted by Kenneth View Post
              How the **** would you know?
              Just a hunch. How the **** did you think I would know?
              "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                #8902
                Originally posted by Daniel 7 View Post
                Well, he seems like he's nice when he goes out of his way from people in the street. The way he carries himself in interviews - its all very public, but a perception is cultivated from that.

                Anecdotal evidence from members of the public would suggest he's a nice man.

                He has a friendly face.
                "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                  #8903
                  Well it just seems a bit odd to conclude that a number of people who have worked with him for many hours a day for months on end know less than you, who doesn't know him at all.

                  Also, a lot of people are very nice people but they have the view that work is work and adopt a totally different professional persona in that context.
                  Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom- 2 years 1year 0.5 years

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                    #8904
                    Originally posted by Kenneth View Post
                    Well it just seems a bit odd to conclude that a number of people who have worked with him for many hours a day for months on end know less than you, who doesn't know him at all.
                    OK. But read Daniel's post - makes a bit of sense doesn't it?
                    "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                      #8905
                      That's not a guide to how he chooses to be in work. Who knows?

                      FFS, first an outbreak of mass accountancy, now remote psychometric evaluation based on anecdotes of quite different interactions and television interviews.

                      It's going to be a long summer.
                      .
                      Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



                      May the Lord bless this post.

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                        #8906
                        But some players say he's really nice, some don't.

                        Maybe he doesn't like everyone

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                          #8907
                          Originally posted by badpiggy View Post
                          Not a bad idea but it would end up in a total Leaving Las Vegas situation. When he was coming into work bollixed, he kept going on wistfully about the hookers in Naples. Totally unexpected developments for the type of character he was. He's a total car crash now. So yeah - good movie in there.
                          brilliant.

                          Though turning up to work pissed talking about hookers, should gain you promotion and universal respect it does seem it is more commonly frowned upon.

                          ...the world we live in....
                          Modifying post.

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                            #8908
                            Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                            That's not a guide to how he chooses to be in work. Who knows?

                            FFS, first an outbreak of mass accountancy, now remote psychometric evaluation based on anecdotes of quite different interactions and television interviews.

                            It's going to be a long summer.
                            "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                              #8909
                              Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                              That's not a guide to how he chooses to be in work. Who knows?

                              FFS, first an outbreak of mass accountancy, now remote psychometric evaluation based on anecdotes of quite different interactions and television interviews.

                              It's going to be a long summer.


                              The off field & transfer forum is already in meltdown and the window hasn't even opened yet.

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                                #8910
                                Originally posted by Lee View Post


                                The off field & transfer forum is already in meltdown and the window hasn't even opened yet.
                                ...Slammed open
                                Modifying post.

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