' PAUL TROLLOPE DEFIANT & ADAMANT '
Fri Sep 30, 2016 5:57 pm
' PAUL TROLLOPE DEFIANT & ADAMANT '
'We can make it work' - Paul Trollope's defiant pledge to turn Cardiff City's fortunes around
Friday 30th September 2016
BY CHRIS WATHAN
Trollope who doesn’t appear ready to give up,Is adamant he has the tools to turn it around, adamant the players are on board, adamant the mentality can be good enough – but ultimately aware of where there is pressure there is responsibility.
Paul Trollope knows the pressure at Cardiff City could be here to stay – but he insists he can handle it after claiming he won’t lose belief in being able to turn things around at the Bluebirds.
Instead of finding a momentum, Trollope now has a momentous task to drag fans back onside, with the team boasting just two wins to their name and those only against the sides that share the current relegation places.
The 44-year-old has been told by the Bluebirds hierarchy he has time but equally he will have to acknowledge that time is not always a good thing.
The pressure isn’t going to go away quietly. Trollope knows that – and he’s ready for it.
“It’s always there,” he admits. “And especially when you’re not in form.
“Then the international break leads itself to another pressure so we’ve all been determined as a group to maintain that spirit that I know is there and that you can see.
“The players are committed and there are lots of things to improve on, but we’ve tried to harness the pressure in the right way to get the best out of all of us.
“It’s not a nice situation, it’s been difficult and I understand why fans are frustrated. It is not easy to take and the pressure is there.
“But it is part of the job; if you win you are a hero, if you don’t you are a villain.
“There is a huge spotlight and there are huge expectations on every club.
“You come into the job knowing that but it is what you must thrive on. You have to use it in a way that is positive.
“The results have been frustrating but in terms of your feelings about football, it is still what I love, it is still what I do.
“I am proud to do this job and have a huge desire to make it work and I am confident we will make it work.
“You use these times as steep learning experiences to move forward.”
It may not be nice but it is often about the nasty when it comes to such situations, and the former midfielder reckons he’s better for it.
“You draw strength from having come through it before,” he admits, still trying to wear a smile but not quite able to bury the frustration he’s clearly feeling from not seeing the day-to-day efforts earning its rewards on a matchday.
“All the clubs I have been at have had difficult spells at one time or another.
“That is football, whether it happens at the start of the season, the end of the season or in the middle, everyone has hard runs.
“I had them as a player and had a few in five and a half years at Bristol Rovers and in the Premier League coaching with Norwich because you are not winning games every week.
“It is how you deal with it.
“I learned a lot at Rovers and a lot from Chris Hughton when I worked with him at Birmingham and Norwich, how he handled things when he had a few weeks that had gone badly.
“You are made of your experiences, what you have seen and what you have done and I have been in similar situations.
“You learn and evolve how to act and how to turn it around because it is easy for things to fall apart, but that will not ha
He said: “In these times the spirit of the group is important. The senior players lead that in the dressing room.
“We have experienced players who have shown real strength in this last period and hopefully everyone can see that in the commitment shown in performances.
“We have a lot of games in that dressing room and some good characters who have experienced similar things in their career which means you know what to do and you know how to react in these situations. It has brought the group closer together.
“It can go one of two ways: It can fall apart and people get pushed into corners, or you can stick together – and that’s what we’ve done.
It has been difficult, we are not where we want to be, but we are pulling together and shown a real solidarity and that strength is what will get us out of the position we are in and we are confident of doing it.
“The responsibility falls on everyone, we are all sharing it, but it is my ultimate responsibility and I sit here knowing the record has not been good enough and that is down to me.
“But the players have responsibility over their own performances and we have to make sure they are physically, mentally and tactically right to produce their best stuff, which is always the aim.
“They have shown no lack of spirit in a tough time and that must continue.”
'We can make it work' - Paul Trollope's defiant pledge to turn Cardiff City's fortunes around
Friday 30th September 2016
BY CHRIS WATHAN
Trollope who doesn’t appear ready to give up,Is adamant he has the tools to turn it around, adamant the players are on board, adamant the mentality can be good enough – but ultimately aware of where there is pressure there is responsibility.
Paul Trollope knows the pressure at Cardiff City could be here to stay – but he insists he can handle it after claiming he won’t lose belief in being able to turn things around at the Bluebirds.
Instead of finding a momentum, Trollope now has a momentous task to drag fans back onside, with the team boasting just two wins to their name and those only against the sides that share the current relegation places.
The 44-year-old has been told by the Bluebirds hierarchy he has time but equally he will have to acknowledge that time is not always a good thing.
The pressure isn’t going to go away quietly. Trollope knows that – and he’s ready for it.
“It’s always there,” he admits. “And especially when you’re not in form.
“Then the international break leads itself to another pressure so we’ve all been determined as a group to maintain that spirit that I know is there and that you can see.
“The players are committed and there are lots of things to improve on, but we’ve tried to harness the pressure in the right way to get the best out of all of us.
“It’s not a nice situation, it’s been difficult and I understand why fans are frustrated. It is not easy to take and the pressure is there.
“But it is part of the job; if you win you are a hero, if you don’t you are a villain.
“There is a huge spotlight and there are huge expectations on every club.
“You come into the job knowing that but it is what you must thrive on. You have to use it in a way that is positive.
“The results have been frustrating but in terms of your feelings about football, it is still what I love, it is still what I do.
“I am proud to do this job and have a huge desire to make it work and I am confident we will make it work.
“You use these times as steep learning experiences to move forward.”
It may not be nice but it is often about the nasty when it comes to such situations, and the former midfielder reckons he’s better for it.
“You draw strength from having come through it before,” he admits, still trying to wear a smile but not quite able to bury the frustration he’s clearly feeling from not seeing the day-to-day efforts earning its rewards on a matchday.
“All the clubs I have been at have had difficult spells at one time or another.
“That is football, whether it happens at the start of the season, the end of the season or in the middle, everyone has hard runs.
“I had them as a player and had a few in five and a half years at Bristol Rovers and in the Premier League coaching with Norwich because you are not winning games every week.
“It is how you deal with it.
“I learned a lot at Rovers and a lot from Chris Hughton when I worked with him at Birmingham and Norwich, how he handled things when he had a few weeks that had gone badly.
“You are made of your experiences, what you have seen and what you have done and I have been in similar situations.
“You learn and evolve how to act and how to turn it around because it is easy for things to fall apart, but that will not ha
He said: “In these times the spirit of the group is important. The senior players lead that in the dressing room.
“We have experienced players who have shown real strength in this last period and hopefully everyone can see that in the commitment shown in performances.
“We have a lot of games in that dressing room and some good characters who have experienced similar things in their career which means you know what to do and you know how to react in these situations. It has brought the group closer together.
“It can go one of two ways: It can fall apart and people get pushed into corners, or you can stick together – and that’s what we’ve done.
It has been difficult, we are not where we want to be, but we are pulling together and shown a real solidarity and that strength is what will get us out of the position we are in and we are confident of doing it.
“The responsibility falls on everyone, we are all sharing it, but it is my ultimate responsibility and I sit here knowing the record has not been good enough and that is down to me.
“But the players have responsibility over their own performances and we have to make sure they are physically, mentally and tactically right to produce their best stuff, which is always the aim.
“They have shown no lack of spirit in a tough time and that must continue.”
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Re: ' PAUL TROLLOPE DEFIANT & ADAMANT '
Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:19 pm
Defiant and Adamant.
And deluded.
And deluded.
Re: ' PAUL TROLLOPE DEFIANT & ADAMANT '
Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:24 pm
He has to say that otherwise he is admitting defeat while still in the job. In truth we are abysmal and he knows it unless he's a retard.
Re: ' PAUL TROLLOPE DEFIANT & ADAMANT '
Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:33 pm
Needs to take a look at Tony Mowbray and retain some dignity and resign.
Re: ' PAUL TROLLOPE DEFIANT & ADAMANT '
Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:22 pm
Dead man walking 