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I Hate Phil Neville

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Tree13 said:
Neville's been pretty poor, there's no denying that. But has he been as bad as Screamer Pearce, who doesn't understand how goal-line technology works? Nope. As bad as Lawrenson, who plumbed new depths in the USA v Portugal game? Nope. As clueless as Andy Townsend? Nope. As poor a speaker as Rio Ferdinand? Nope. And I simply refuse to believe there's been more complaints about Neville than there has been about Adrian Chiles.

On the plus side Andros Townsend has been ok, which I did not expect. Brad Freidel has been both eloquent and intelligent; Thierry Henry has been witty and observant. Martin O'Neill has been scathing, and backed it up with reasoned argument.

There's been good and bad in the commentary and punditry so far - I would say Neville is sitting in the mid-table table mediocrity section with Alan Shearer.
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As fantastic as this World Cup has been, his meltdown has been my favourite moment so far. WAIT, IT'S NOT A GOAL. LOOK! IT SAYS NO GOAL. Made even better by the fact that the whole of England takes the proverbial for the next 3 days yet he still comes in for his next match and thinks it was a 'controversial goal'. Brilliant. To think we've waited this long for goal line technology.
 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28101598

Phil Neville: Coping with co-commentary criticism

My World Cup working for the BBC is over, but it has been a wonderful experience.

I have left Brazil to go back to England, and back to my day job as a coach ahead of the new season.

My first tournament as a co-commentator has been a bit like my first as a player - I got my itinerary beforehand and was looking forward to certain games, but I did not really know what to expect.

I really enjoyed everything about it. I know I got some stick for my co-commentary on England's first game against Italy at the start of the World Cup, but that actually helped me more than anything. I realised what I was doing wrong, and I tried to improve.


The content of what I was saying was fine, it was just the tone of my voice that was the problem.

I played it back the next day and it did not sound like it was me commentating. I was trying to be somebody I wasn't, and I knew I could do better than that.

I got vilified for it, but I got nothing but total backing and support from the BBC.

Again, it was a bit like being a player again. If I had a bad game I would get criticised but, as long as my manager was on my side, that was what mattered.

If you look at the panel of people in the studio, they all have different ways of presenting themselves and the information they give.

I think my style in that role is more analytical - I like to look at the game from a tactical point of view and try to give some insight into that.

I have been a coach at Manchester United for 12 months now and went to watch the Netherlands play Colombia in a friendly early last season. It was a nothing game, like those friendlies often are.




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I knew it. Couldn't help talking about "at Manchester United" at some point. Bore off Phil.
 
bizzaro said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28101598

Phil Neville: Coping with co-commentary criticism

My World Cup working for the BBC is over, but it has been a wonderful experience.

I have left Brazil to go back to England, and back to my day job as a coach ahead of the new season.

My first tournament as a co-commentator has been a bit like my first as a player - I got my itinerary beforehand and was looking forward to certain games, but I did not really know what to expect.

I really enjoyed everything about it. I know I got some stick for my co-commentary on England's first game against Italy at the start of the World Cup, but that actually helped me more than anything. I realised what I was doing wrong, and I tried to improve.


The content of what I was saying was fine, it was just the tone of my voice that was the problem.

I played it back the next day and it did not sound like it was me commentating. I was trying to be somebody I wasn't, and I knew I could do better than that.

I got vilified for it, but I got nothing but total backing and support from the BBC.

Again, it was a bit like being a player again. If I had a bad game I would get criticised but, as long as my manager was on my side, that was what mattered.

If you look at the panel of people in the studio, they all have different ways of presenting themselves and the information they give.

I think my style in that role is more analytical - I like to look at the game from a tactical point of view and try to give some insight into that.

I have been a coach at Manchester United for 12 months now and went to watch the Netherlands play Colombia in a friendly early last season. It was a nothing game, like those friendlies often are.


:coffee:

I knew it. Couldn't help talking about "at Manchester United" at some point. Bore off Phil.
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I have a feeling he might not be a coach at United for too much longer, the lickspittle backsidegobbler
 


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