Fox 4 Life Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 He raises some good points here, refreshingly honest. I think it was the right thing to get rid but he has definitely built a decent base for progression just a bit too stubborn in his methods and didn't do enough to get people onside. http://sportwitness.co.uk/resentment-claude-puel-quizzed-player-power-leicester-city/ Speaking to L’Equipe this week, Puel has been asked how he felt about being sacked by Leicester, and told the French newspaper: “It’s part of the job. When I sign in a club, I invest in a project and I try to bring it to an end. There are sometimes incidents of course or misunderstanding. Or simply, at some point, the results are not good enough. The Premier League is very demanding on the results, the concept of construction does not exist there. I am ambitious and I do not understand my function without the development of a team and players. It needed a minimum of construction. Afterwards, these concepts are shared or not.” L’Equipe then asked the manager if his will to change things at Leicester had been met with ‘some hostility’ by senior members of the squad, with them naming Vardy, Schmeichel and Morgan, Puel replied: “When I arrived, they had won the title, a year and a half earlier. It was something exceptional, which will remain exceptional. They did it with a high performance style: a low defensive base, a very direct counter game, second balls. But this team soon found themselves in trouble with opponents who had evolved. “There was a lot of work to be done on group balance and player profiles. It was necessary to integrate more technical elements to perform in placed attacks and the game on the ground. That’s what we did and yes, there was resentment. In Southampton, Leicester, Nice or in Lille, I put myself in difficulty knowingly. I took teams with a style of play that needed to evolve and I’m proud of what I achieved in these clubs. “When we change, it hurts players who have been there for a long time. But it must be done, I have no regrets. I’m happy with the job done at Leicester. It was an ageing team that needed to be regenerated. Today it is the second youngest team in England with great players for the future.” Puel is clearly proud of some of the work he carried out at the Premier League club and believes the changes will benefit the Foxes going forward. When asked if he feels he had enough support from those in charge at Leicester City, the manager explained: “When you take players out of comfort or ask something else, there are tensions. It can affect two or three players, but after I left, I received about fifteen messages from players that I did not expect. I got on very well with players who are now in Espoirs Hopes – how the French refer to the national U21 team), or holders in the England team. And then the results were not bad: after the first half we were seventh in the Premier League.”
Deeg67 Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Puel took one for the team - he was willing to do the dirty work most managers would never have been willing to do. He'll never get anything but hate from most "fans" but he's a big part of the reason why the club is set for a potentially excellent run in the next few years.
An Away Move Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 10 minutes ago, Deeg67 said: Puel took one for the team - he was willing to do the dirty work most managers would never have been willing to do. He'll never get anything but hate from most "fans" but he's a big part of the reason why the club is set for a potentially excellent run in the next few years. Absolutely this.
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Everything he says there makes perfect sense. Maybe part of the problem was that he couldn't express himself like this in English.
Foxxed Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 It's a shame that his 'construction' didn't coincide with better results and that he didn't manage to lessen the resentment from the older players. I hope Rodgers can continue to help us develop technically. I feel like Rodgers'll manage to get the older players on side better.
Fox92 Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 I have absoloutely no hatred towards him and some of the stuff he had to put up with here, some of which personal, was awful. He introduced youth and a better style of football than we played under Shakespeare. At the end of the day he took us from 18th to mid table. I think we're in a better position with Rodgers now but he wouldn't have left Celtic if we were in 18th place.
RumbleFox Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 23 minutes ago, Deeg67 said: Puel took one for the team - he was willing to do the dirty work most managers would never have been willing to do. He'll never get anything but hate from most "fans" but he's a big part of the reason why the club is set for a potentially excellent run in the next few years. I agree, I think he lots of very good things but unfortunately the results/performances didn't quite come. I have no malice towards him, I can appreciate the good things he did here and wish the best for the future. Interesting read. X
Tielemans63 Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 He's right to be proud. It's a bit of a paradox really in the sense that he did a very good job off the pitch but it didn't manifest itself on the pitch which is ultimately where it matters. He's made Brendan's job a lot easier, that's for sure.
Anglodanglo Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Wish the font was bigger, I couldn't hear what he was saying.
Guest SO1 Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 24 minutes ago, Deeg67 said: Puel took one for the team - he was willing to do the dirty work most managers would never have been willing to do. He'll never get anything but hate from most "fans" but he's a big part of the reason why the club is set for a potentially excellent run in the next few years. Sounds familiar. Just like Rodgers did at Liverpool. Puel's working/learning his way up the ladder just like Brendan. The trick seems how to choose/find the right job at the right time that allows you to succeed. Nobody gets Alex Ferguson time to build a club and win. Now its three years, if your lucky, and out.... next. Taking one for the team is the price of doing business if you want to be a top manager in the PL. People who know more than we do about football will take notice of what Puel has done here at Leicester. His next job is crucial to moving to the next level, where Rodgers is now. An opportunity to build and win inside of three years. He has to find the right club and team to support him. Although I didn't really follow Leicester until Rodgers I'm now starting to see some of the things Puel was dealing with here. On and off the field. Claude ran out of time. Two/three years is not enough time to transition from one style of play to another. Especially while trying to stay top Ten. I'm pretty sure Rodgers took some time to thank Claude for the excellent work he's done here. He deserves it.
UPinCarolina Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 1 hour ago, SouthStandUpperTier said: Everything he says there makes perfect sense. Maybe part of the problem was that he couldn't express himself like this in English. I said once that if Puel was English and more demonstrative with the press that he'd have escaped much of the most noxious criticism. Still believe that to be true.
The Horse's Mouth Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Puel was such a tough one to decide whether to be in and out for, probably toughest in my time as supporting leicester. Had a similar job to Nige, but I think like Nige, he probably didn't have the ability to take us to the next level but was perfect for changing the foundation. But at end of the day, it's going to be hard to survive at any club especially one like ours if you try and impose a possession style play yet we were never successful in games where we had the ball.
Nicolo Barella Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Thank you Puel. Best of luck looking for your next job.
L Blocker Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 7 minutes ago, UPinCarolina said: I said once that if Puel was English and more demonstrative with the press that he'd have escaped much of the most noxious criticism. Still believe that to be true. Not sure citing nationality is particularly relevant, after all Brendan Rogers isn't English and the fans have really taken to him, Top isn't English and we flaming love him. Puel wasn't the worse manager at Leicester by any means and yes he did achieve some really positive improvements here, but he was the least popular manager I can recall and his results weren't acceptable although I'm not sure the players were doing what he wanted them to do. they probably didn't know what he wanted them to do
Stoopid Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 If Claude is still keen on re-construction, there's a big job on at Notre Dame right now - and he speaks the language...
Gamble92 Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 As with most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle ground - I agree with everything he said in that interview and he did a good job. The bigger name players at this club do think they're bigger than the club and they are too close to the ones who run the club. However, Puel should have found a solution to make the possession turn into chances much more often, especially clear cut chances at home. That was his biggest on-the-pitch failure and ultimately created more and more tension within the stands and the dressing room until the capitulation against Palace. It was the right time to go, and he did a good job in a hugely transitional period for the club. It cant be ignored what effect Kasper, Vardy and Morgan are having on the club and it sends a bad message to younger players like Maddison and Chilwell who'll eventually be the big name players themselves. We need to sort that asap and hopefully a big name like Brendan will. But any rational Leicester fan has to admire the job Puel did, even if he didn't quite get the results the team should have been getting in the end.
Grebfromgrebland Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 16 minutes ago, Stoopid said: If Claude is still keen on re-construction, there's a big job on at Notre Dame right now - and he speaks the language... Boo!
Lambert09 Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Puel was Leicesters pubity, nobody likes, it wasnt pretty but he's set us up to be one handsome fella. Puelberty out!
StriderHiryu Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 2 hours ago, Deeg67 said: Puel took one for the team - he was willing to do the dirty work most managers would never have been willing to do. He'll never get anything but hate from most "fans" but he's a big part of the reason why the club is set for a potentially excellent run in the next few years. Totally agree with this. I think we needed a "fall guy" to come in and do the unwanted job of clearing out the team, which Puel did. Compare him to Shakespeare who gave out new contracts to Matty James, Ulloa, etc and contrast to Puel getting rid of Ulloa, Slimani, Silva, King and phasing out players like Simpson, Okazaki and Fuchs. Harsh on those players who have been incredible servants, but it's got us into the healthiest position the squad has been in for years. I know a lot of those players only left on loan, but they know their playing careers here are over. At the same time, I think it was the right move to end his tenure when we did, and to bring in a coach who can hopefully kick us on again.
hackneyfox Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 7 minutes ago, Gamble92 said: . It cant be ignored what effect Kasper, Vardy and Morgan are having on the club and it sends a bad message to younger players like Maddison and Chilwell who'll eventually be the big name players themselves. We need to sort that asap and hopefully a big name like Brendan will. Doubtful, he's given Morgan an extra year and clearly believes Vardy is our main striker for the next two years at least. Unless he's had a quiet word and they have accepted it from him but not from Claudio or Claude.
Stoopid Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 11 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Boo! Too soon?
AyewJoking Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 Puel was naive to expect time and patience with us after the way he was dumped at southampton. The premier league is a cruel mistress but she does pay well.
Koke Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 He did an important job for us. We're going over old grounds but he inherited an old team tbat didn't have the technical ability go evolve so he had to slowly dismantle that and rebuild the squad. He moved on deadwood via loans and sales. He stuck with the likes pf Chilwell when many on here wanted to ship him out to the Championship. He solved the #10 creative issue by signing Maddison, and he signed Ricardo (with help from Rudkin). The average age is about 22/23 now. Puel got so much abuse yet he was an important part of the club transition period. Results weren't perfect and in the end his position was untenable so he had to go, but he kept us comfortably beteeen 7th-10th for most of his reign here. Respecf to the man. He was a net positive for the club.
Izzy Posted 16 April 2019 Posted 16 April 2019 34 minutes ago, Stoopid said: If Claude is still keen on re-construction, there's a big job on at Notre Dame right now - and he speaks the language... Now you're just being stoopid
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