If it’s the Twitter twat. He’s actually got the nerve moaning on Twitter about a perceived double standard between Xavi and Ole… not sure if he realises that Ole was sacked after 3 years not 3 months.
Rangnick presser v Norwich (A) 12:30 GMT | goes in-depth on Phelan's role
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West Ham spent 25m pounds on a 10 in Vlasic and they desperately need a backup for Antonio, a replacement for the 34 year old Noble (they've been lucky Rice and Soucek have stayed so healthy. Lanzini is contributing again and has looked alright in a deeper role, but a lot of their success under Moyes might not have happened if either of the big CMs had missed even 10-15 games at the wrong times last year and this), maybe a replacement for Ogbonna (33) though Diop has the talent and did play last week when they went to 3 at the back.
I think they're likely out of the Lingard sweepstakes if a fee is involved.
So what does he actually do?
Accent aside his english is pretty good.
That’s a job to my liking. Getting heavily paid for brewing a badass tea.
Sounds like a cooshty job. Maybe off binge watching Hentai in the loo.
Thought it was weird while watching it that Ralf was happy to talk about what Phelan doesn’t do, as opposed to what he does, when he’s been very forthcoming about the roles of other staff members since he’s been here. Can’t see him lasting much longer, maybe Ralf’s been told to find some use for him after the contract renewal, at least until the summer.
Technically, one of the interpretations is that Phelan's there, just not "hands on".
Not that no one knows where he is during on-pitch training. He's there on the sidelines instructing, just never literally 'on the pitch' and bodily illustrating concepts.
Never understood why players go off and do their own thing when they get injured.
Agree with this. He wants them to learn and study with the rest. Not on holiday.
Just a little im picking up from him. When he said he had a 15 min conversation with pogba, I could imagine him feeling that he should be here taking in the new instructions so he's ready when fit.
I get a really good feeling about this bloke to be honest.
RR praising match going fans. He didn’t get the memo that match going top reds are useless and internet fans are the real deal.
Oh. Never noticed.
And me. Its just a jolly in the sun for them.
He was there at Rangnick's first press conference and asked the stupid question of the Haaland signing bonus.
...he's not been seen or heard from since.
Dont know whether this was mentioned earlier, but apparently he said not bothered if Pogba goes. Hes not going to ask him to stay. Only wants players willing to want to play. In that case the board should rip the contract up on the table. Hes had long enough to sign it. This just proves he wants to leave, but only if another team will offer him parity or more.
Because warm weather is better for recovery.
Ah yea, regardless of reality, he should come out and say how they suck, that would do wonders for his start at the new job.
Already playing the DOF role 
Obviously aimed at the Martial situation, but DAMN!! I love this
It would help you to get the full context. It's not about Martial.
I've said this in other threads. Pretty sure that when Ole arrived, he gave an interview saying he got Phelen in to see to the day to day running of the club so that Ole can focus on the football side of the house. This makes perfect sense. Phelen knows the club inside out. There are many things to running the club's operations beyond just training and tactics. Mundane stuff like coordinating training timing, media, logistics etc etc etc. Makes sense for Rangnick to keep Phelen for the same job.
I love this guy but this sort of candor Infront of the media going to bite him at some point.
Good thing he's only here for 6mo.
Yes I agree, I’m loving the honesty and openness but it’s not a long term approach, especially with the English media.
I’ll be very interested to see if he changes after a bad patch of results.
It’s about Pogba?
Martial - 35m
Lingard - 10m
Come on Newcastle, you can do it.
Lingard - 10m
Come on Newcastle, you can do it.
Martial is still a top talent, regardless of how terrible his attitude has been for ages now. We should be demanding 50m minimum for him.
Let’s be honest, he’s a pretty boring sounding guy, but I kinda love that. I don’t like to compare him negatively with Ole, cos it’s petty at this point, but one of the most frustrating things about these things previously was all the obvious Mike Bassett-esque cliches and the vague avoidance of discussing anything tactical, which was often played off on here as some sort of coy mind games, but can at least finally now be accepted as the basic platitudes they were…. So it is nice to have a guy who’ll ramble - however monotonously - about what he actually wants to implement for a change, and call out when the players aren’t doing it…
but that said, I can also readily see myself finding them hypnotically sleep inducing once the novelty of this level of intense competence wears off….
If anything he should probably smile a bit more.
but that said, I can also readily see myself finding them hypnotically sleep inducing once the novelty of this level of intense competence wears off….
If anything he should probably smile a bit more.
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Who, Phelan? He is/was helping Ole spread our DNA........
The most annoying thing about Ole's press conference was his little nostalgia tour every day. Always bringing up "back when i played against them I scored that one goal". It was endearing the first week or 2... after that it just became cringey.
Phelan is living proof that Ole should have refreshed his coaching team.
Maybe it completely made sense to bring him in at the beginning to add some experience but the other teams in the league improved and we didn't
Maybe it completely made sense to bring him in at the beginning to add some experience but the other teams in the league improved and we didn't
You cannot be serious.
Yeah no chance we get that kind of money unless Newcastle comes in
Ole: "Oh, you're injured - ohh so unlucky. Why don't you go have a massage in a nice resort in Dubai. We'll pay for it and when you're feeling fine, you can come back. See how nice we are? You're an invaluable player to us. Think of signing that contract extension while you're there, won't you?"
Rangnick: "We don't need you if you don't need us. Get your a** back here asap"
Rangnick: "We don't need you if you don't need us. Get your a** back here asap"
I don't think they'll get 50m for Martial.