In the 'beautiful game' of football, there's nothing quite as sweet as earning the full 3 points on match day. After that long 90 minute period of sport, the match finally draws to a conclusion - well for the players at least. After this, it's up to the manager to play his part and give a good performance in the post-match interview. This can be a dreaded job for a manager if they've seen their side defeated, but on the contrary, it can be the easiest job in the world if you've come away with a win.
Since the premier league began in 1992, we have witnessed all different kinds of gaffer - from Terry Venables and Sir Bobby Robson, to now, in which we can see the likes of David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers and the fan-favourite Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho. What do these men all have in common? They've managed teams at the highest level in the English game, successfully. How do they differ? With their personal, individual post-game 'injection' to the matches.
In our day and age, it seems that you can never know what to expect from a manager, especially newly recruited ones. They can differ from the dignified, highly-respected figure of Sir Alex Ferguson himself, to the Bristolian madman, Ian Holloway - who has made a great name for himself! Not in the conventional way as you'd expect though, the majority of the public don't see him as the leading man who in his managerial career has led both Blackpool and Crystal Palace to the premier division in England, but they seem more intrigued at his interview informality, that always contains humour. A recent quote by him was after his Crystal Palace side were successful play-off winners against Watford, which ensured that they were the premier league new-boys, he was quoted as saying - "Every dog has its day, and today is woof day! Today I just want to bark!"
Not exactly what you'd expect from a premier league head-man, but is this the change and enthusiasm our game needs?
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