I have come to the conclusion that Chris is actually a poor communicator which he hides by saying nothing and changing nothing. He has a performance model that never varies and a pre-match, post match set of comments that never varies apart from the names. Everything he says and does follows the same script and pattern. How many times have the great and the good of NSC parodied his words. Apart from changing the names and perhaps including 'surprised', I wonder if he took this statement out of a drawer from previous sackings. Full marks for creating this persona, but it eventually wears thin and appeals only to those who don't have to work with it every day, hence the love fest outside of Brighton. However I am grateful for what he achieved with us.
Alf Ramsey was the same. Most certainly. Ramsey had a voice for interview. BUT back in the real world he was a working class lad who knew how to talk to the players.
One should never assume the public persona is the same as the workplace persona.
Maureen was (once) the most captivating interviewee, and yet he seems to have the anti-midus touch (everything turns to shit) with respect to player management.
It's a funny old game.