CREDITING GUUS HIDDINK for Chelsea’s recent revival is a “load of crap”, according to West Brom head coach Tony Pulis.
The Dutchman took charge at Stamford Bridge in December after Jose Mourinho was sacked, leading his team on a four-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
But Pulis insists the praise for Hiddink since his appointment has been somewhat hyperbolic.
“To be honest, what’s been said is a load of crap in lots of respects,” he said.
The fact Mourinho won the league by a country mile – to say someone’s come in and changed it and they’re playing better and doing everything else better.
“There might have been other reasons that things didn’t go so well this year.
“But to put Jose down is completely and utterly out of order. It’s disrespectful to Mourinho and also the players that won the league last year, because they played some great football.”
Chelsea are 14th in the Premier League, two places below West Brom through 20 games this season.
Well done Aidan, you and Michaela did your family and Ireland proud.
The last couple of seconds of that video are lovely. All the best now. Unfortunate the ankle stuff, he seems like a good lad.
Great attitude. Fantastic achievement.
That’s nice.
Quality interview by young Aidan Walsh. A little statistic here : Of the 7 boxers this small little country sent we could have had a silver but for injury and we are guaranteed a medal with Kellie me I think it’s going to be gold and the five other boxers who lost 4 of there opponents are guaranteed a medal, it just shows you the class of our boxers with luck we could have won 6 medals Take a huge bow ireland’s boxers and coaches.
While I’m delighted and thrilled with our medals in Tokyo I feel I must raise the issue of RTE pleading the poor mouth and looking for an increase in TV Licence. Its bad enough the wages there top presenters get but they have sent Clare McNamara, Jackie Hurley, David Gillick, Joe Stack, Paul o Flynn, George Hamilton, Greg Allen, Des Cahill to Tokyo i don’t know if the commentators I haven’t mentioned are in a studio in rte commentating or in Tokyo. Then in studio here we have Darragh Moloney and and about 20 other analysts on the programme. The cheek of them to look for an increase in licence fee. There should be only 4 in Tokyo not 8 and and they only need one expert at home per sport and not 2.
@postmanbill:
Then you won’t get these type of interviews… This is a our sporting history and documenting properly once every four years
Yes the people who sent are avid sports fans as well as professionals and I don’t begrudge them enjoying it too
No begrudgery just think there’s to many over there for example you don’t need Jackie Hurley and Claire McNamara basically doing the same job and the same goes for Paul O Flynn and Joe Stack. Maybe I would not be so annoyed if RTE did not come looking for increase in licence every year and for what 75% repeats on there stations. You must be part of the group who have no problem paying for TV licence.