Paul Gascoigne has today talked about his former Spurs’ team-mate Chris Hughton.
Paul Gascoigne – Hughton has done good job on Tyneside
Paul has today backed Hughton to further succeed at Newcastle, and at least before the Blackpool game, Newcastle had started the season in good style.
But then a major hiccup on Saturday has got the Geordie fans worried that if the lads cannot beat the relegation favorites at home, we may be in trouble this season.
Paul talked about Chris to the Evening Chronicle today:
“He has done really well since taking over.” “He knows what he is doing and did well to take Newcastle up.” “Chris had a good start to the season and the team are scoring goals too.” “He just needs money to spend, like any manager.”
“You can judge him on results, but he has done it with not much money and is still getting results, so it proves even more what a great manager he is.” “Good luck to him.”
“They cannot get in the position again as they did when they were relegated – it was unbelievable, but I don’t think they will.” “I know teams who come up get the TV money, but it is up to them to spend it.”
Gazza also feels that Chris, and the other Premier League managers, have one of the toughest jobs in football, and of course it’s never easy being the Newcastle United manager, where you are always just two successive defeats away from a crisis.
Paul continued:
“Club management is harder because you are under pressure week-in, week-out. England is different because you play once a month.” “It is horrific for the club managers under that pressure every week, though.”
“It is hard for the players performing in front of the big crowd every other week.” “If Newcastle reached the top 10 it would be fantastic, but there is a lot of work to do.” “It depends on how the team settle down, and the success of the new boys.”
“Chris has not spent much but some teams, like Manchester City, have spent unbelievable amounts.” “That is what Newcastle are up against.”
Manchester City may have spent ridiculous amounts of money, but Blackburn last Saturday showed they were their equal, with a 1-1 draw, thanks to one of the softest goals last weekend, when Joe Hart and Kolo Toure left the ball to each other 8 yards out of the penalty area, and Nikola Kalinic put the ball into the empty net. How embarrassing.
The clubs that spend big money often find it difficult to build a team, rather than ending up with a collection of very good players.
That’s one reason Real Madrid have performed so poorly over the last several years, but that will now change with the great Jose Mourinho in charge, although it may take him a season or two to get the famous Spanish Club back on their winning ways in Europe.
There again, in a season or two, if all goes well at Newcastle, as we expect it to, the Magpies may well have a more than decent side playing on Tyneside.
We hope so anyway.
Comments welcome.
10 comments so far
Obafan
Sep 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM
Comment #1Does anybody know if there is a site where you can watch complete games when they already have been played? Thanks.
cynicaltoonfan
Sep 15, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Comment #2My soccer place.com but it usually does like major teams but the last match was on i believe
baro
Sep 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Comment #3—————————Krul————————–
R.Taylor—–WILLO———COLO——Enrique
——————Barton——-Tiote——————
Ben Arfa—————-Nolan—————-Jonas
————————–Carroll———————–
cmki
Sep 15, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Comment #4Here’s my two pennies worth!
The 1st team, key asset speed: 4-3-3 attack which is 4-5-1 when defending
————————Harper—————————
—Perch– Williamson— Colo—- Enrique———
————————-Tiote—————————–
————Barton—————- Gosling————–
—Routledge——————————— Ben Arfa
————————Carroll—————————-
Ben Arfa can play off Carroll with Gosling going on wing to make 4-4-2.
————————————————————————
This is the second team, because they’re slow! but would still win the championship.
————————–Krul—————————–
—-Simpson—- Cambell —–Taylor—- Kadar—-
————————-Smith—————————-
—————Nolan————– Guthrie————–
———R.Taylor——————– Gutierrez——–
————————–Ameobi————————-
callie9
Sep 15, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Comment #5Just as long as he doesn’t bring a chicken and a fishing rod to Chris Hughton when he’s having a crisis I don’t mind. I think it’s probably about time we disregard Gazza’s opinion lol
costello91
Sep 16, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Comment #6All I want to say is perch roasted gutierrez last year at sjp! Perch been useless in pl this year SO FAR! This leaves us to jonas!!! He’s useless! And I hate slating Newcastle players but this is my exception(s) routledge barton Guthrie ben arfa that’s my mf
sir_norman
Sep 16, 2010 at 4:29 AM
Comment #7gazza is rite though..vry thoughtful guy when he is sober..hihi
austoon
Sep 16, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Comment #8emki, why is nolan omitted from your first team?
austoon
Sep 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Comment #9btw, check this out: http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8750_6366235,00.html.
only carroll and nolan in top 50.
Stevo
Sep 16, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Comment #10Is that the Madame Tussaud’s wax model of Gazza? 😉