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Originally posted by GillsMan:
The idea that he is a motivator and not a tactician is a myth. Simply put, he's neither. He could neither motivate England to many stirring performances (one game against Poland where Scholes got a hattrick springs to mind, however), but losing against the Auld Enemy? The performance was utterly inept and no-one looked motivated. Man City players motivated? They often looked demoralised, surely the opposite of motivated?
I actually think he motivates the crowd, well certainly the Newcastle crowd, more than he probably does the team. But the crowd then motivate the players and they then tend to (over) perform.
As for his England time, can't comment on that much to be honest but I would say that if England internationalists needed to be motivated to play against Scotland, or in any other big game, then they possibly shouldn't be international footballers. Surely these games should take care of themselves in terms of players knowing they need to put in a performance.
The thing is if you do compare his time at Newcastle with all those that followed him, none of the subsequent managers have produced as much as he did or been as efficient and successful in the transfer market.
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