I'm a big fan of Jonathan Pearce who has always been a big fan of ours. Nice interaction between him and RDZ post-match...
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[Albion] RDZ post-match interview
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Fourteenth Eye
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Who was interviewing who !!!
That was the strangest and best interview I’ve seen in ages. Have seen JP in the queue for the trains in the past. He does enjoy coming here and has attended as a fan. But he always manages to maintain objectivity. Today it was great to see some of that emotional mask slip.
- Oct 20, 2022
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- Roberto looks exhausted which can be deflating in itself and is hardly surprising given how the injuries have just been a pile on since the beginning of the season.
I think with RDZ you see what you get - that he is genuinely happy to be with the Club, proud of his achievements but now, as all perfectionists do, needs some affirmation from the fans and sports pundits when results haven’t been as good as you want them to be. He is his own worst critic- sometimes that needs reigning in and I think the interviewer sensed that which makes it a very warm and intimate interview imo…hats off to JP.
I hope we offer him a renewal of his contract on the much improved terms he truly deserves (Or at least buy him some players in January
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I think with RDZ you see what you get - that he is genuinely happy to be with the Club, proud of his achievements but now, as all perfectionists do, needs some affirmation from the fans and sports pundits when results haven’t been as good as you want them to be. He is his own worst critic- sometimes that needs reigning in and I think the interviewer sensed that which makes it a very warm and intimate interview imo…hats off to JP.
I hope we offer him a renewal of his contract on the much improved terms he truly deserves (Or at least buy him some players in January
)
banjo
GOSBTS
Think he’s just saying we’re over achieving considering who we’ve sold/injuries. We probably need more credit how we’re still managing to maintain this level of football.
Well that’s what I think.
Well that’s what I think.
Sergei's Celebration
Well-known member
JP only lives up the road I think. Good to see RDZ slip in another 'balls' reference again.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,036
Hmm, it's never a good look when the interviewee becomes interviewer.
IMO, like.
IMO, like.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
- Roberto looks exhausted which can be deflating in itself and is hardly surprising given how the injuries have just been a pile on since the beginning of the season.
I think with RDZ you see what you get - that he is genuinely happy to be with the Club, proud of his achievements but now, as all perfectionists do, needs some affirmation from the fans and sports pundits when results haven’t been as good as you want them to be. He is his own worst critic- sometimes that needs reigning in and I think the interviewer sensed that which makes it a very warm and intimate interview imo…hats off to JP.
I hope we offer him a renewal of his contract on the much improved terms he truly deserves (Or at least buy him some players in January
Just finishing his working day late in the evening that I imagine started quite early ….and with the emotion and passion he shows I’m not surprised he looks a bit tired, nothing to see there imo.
As RDZ said he says the truth as he sees it….I generally find his interviews interesting no matter who is asking RDZ the questions
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I know what you mean, sometimes it can come across as being arsey although I don’t think RDZ did on this occasion.
I prefer to those who do the one-word answers and are just straight up arseholes to the interviewer though, at least RDZ was engaging with him and it was a good discussion.
That was all perfectly fine. I didn't detect any criticism of the club.
RDZ does not think we are on a par with Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle. If that comes as a shock to any of our supporters then I recommend a lovely hot mug of Horlicks.
If at some point a bigger club comes in for him then greater resources would be very attractive. Can you imagine what a bloke like him could do at a club where the very best players could be signed? Obviously it takes a lot more than that to create success, but if he can navigate Brighton further up the table than Chelsea.....he knows he can control and coach players. Can you imagine Fernandes at ManU pouting and strutting with RDZ in charge? He'd have to shape up or ship out. Have we ever seen RDZ moan that we lost because the players didn't do what was asked of them? Not even away at Villa. No. This is a man who is in charge, and who accepts that a team can win every minute of every game, but he could squeeze that more juice out of a team at a bigger club with more money than us. And he knows he can. So we should enjoy the ride while we can.
RDZ does not think we are on a par with Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle. If that comes as a shock to any of our supporters then I recommend a lovely hot mug of Horlicks.
If at some point a bigger club comes in for him then greater resources would be very attractive. Can you imagine what a bloke like him could do at a club where the very best players could be signed? Obviously it takes a lot more than that to create success, but if he can navigate Brighton further up the table than Chelsea.....he knows he can control and coach players. Can you imagine Fernandes at ManU pouting and strutting with RDZ in charge? He'd have to shape up or ship out. Have we ever seen RDZ moan that we lost because the players didn't do what was asked of them? Not even away at Villa. No. This is a man who is in charge, and who accepts that a team can win every minute of every game, but he could squeeze that more juice out of a team at a bigger club with more money than us. And he knows he can. So we should enjoy the ride while we can.
AmexRuislip
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RZB is a one of a kind.
Forward thinking, engaging, heart on sleeve, speaks his mind, doesn't lie, puts his whole persona into the job and gives criticism and support in a positive way.
Not too much negativity.
I do see a very very dry SOH that comes out when he's on interview and wry smile occasionally.
All in all a top chap.
Message to the Albion board...
Don't fvck this up
Forward thinking, engaging, heart on sleeve, speaks his mind, doesn't lie, puts his whole persona into the job and gives criticism and support in a positive way.
Not too much negativity.
I do see a very very dry SOH that comes out when he's on interview and wry smile occasionally.
All in all a top chap.
Message to the Albion board...
Don't fvck this up
nickbrighton
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- Feb 19, 2016
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The interviewers, and journos must actually love coming to Brighton , you do get proper pertinant answers, not just lip service and petulant glib throw away lines . As RDZ showed there, he expects the interviewer/questioners to know their stuff, and engages if they do. He reminds us and the pundits of where we are from without coming over like potter (fans need a history lesson) .
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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No, I don't think he was being arsey at all. And you're right, I'd much rather expansive answers than grunts or a refusal to talk.
If anything, I get the impression RDZ likes JP and was more than happy to ask questions (that often happens in that situation). But the moment any interviewee starts asking questions, instead of giving an answer, (apart from 'Can you repeat the question?') it's very telling that they are either not comfortable or don't know what to say. That's just my take on it, having been on that side of things many times. As a journalist, I'm not the expert and my opinion doesn't count or even matter. That's why I'm asking the questions!
Good post.
Yes, this is the RDZ Paradox and, indeed, the Brighton Paradox (not the pick up joint in West St). It may explain why Potty was never taken to at Chelsea.
Put very simply we play a complex system of football, well drilled, setting traps with our defenders and breaking them when we have the ball. It's a team effort and requires everyone to play their part. And absolutely NO egos.
When Potter was playing Sterling at wing back he must have been fuming. When they bought something like 30 first team players, many of them 'big names' it would have been a competition to stand out as an individual, rather than play as a cog in a wheel. Pochettino, another who plays systematic football, is also struggling.
RDZ wouldn't last five minutes at Man U with their collection of egos, overpaid superstars and stroppers. He wouldn't be able to meld Chelsea into a cohesive unit if they paid him 30 thousand gazillion US Dollars. If he gets a 'bigger' job it may be with City or Arsenal, when their current coaches have moved on because they are starting from a similar place in terms of playing style and both have big names who are very willing to graft (Odegaard, Saka, KDB and Haaland are all big names but team players).
Marshy
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He sat next to me in the Ajax stand for the away game.... he nearly got our faces smashed in for jumping around when Adingra scored haha
Ahh I see what you mean now!
Personally I like it when it's done politely, and I think RDZ did that. Think of how many thick, and sometimes antagonist questions they put up with regularly. I think/ guess RDZ respects JP and so was comfortable to engage with him.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,036
Yeah, maybe – and I've had situations like that. But I just think in a post-match interview environment, managers should be able to deal with any question thrown at them, regardless of what angle they are taking. I was once told "there are no stupid questions, just stupid answers." Clearly it's not as black and white as that, but the interviewer/journalist is there to do their job, whether people like how they go about it or not. When the person answering the questions starts asking the questions, that can become a (one could argue, needless) story on its own.