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Composure key for Roberto Di Matteo
Friday 11th June 2010, 10:58AM BST.
Sporting director Dan Ashworth has claimed boss Roberto Di Matteo’s super-cool approach will be perfect for the Albion’s return to the Premier League.
Ashworth hailed head coach Di Matteo’s composure in leading the club back to the top flight in his first season at the helm.
And, in a glowing tribute, Ashworth claimed the Italian’s personality will serve the club well during the inevitable difficult times next season.
Di Matteo arrived at the Hawthorns last summer after just one season in management with Milton Keynes Dons.
But Ashworth reckons that the surprise choice to replace Tony Mowbray has already proved his mettle to Baggies fans and colleagues with his actions on the touchline.
He said: “Robbie is unflustered. He doesn’t panic and he doesn’t make rash, quick decisions. He is a deep thinker on the game. He’s bright – he speaks five different languages for goodness sake.
“You have to be impressed by the way he analyses players in the game and changes formations smoothly.
“There were one or two occasions last year when we were in charge of games, the opposition tried different things but Robbie saw it immediately and countered the move. He is very smart.
“But it is this quality he has to remain unflustered which is particularly impressive and very important for the challenge ahead.
“We’ve already spoken about the periods that will happen next season when we will go a period of time without picking up many points.
“Robbie’s character and experience means that he will handle all that without a problem.”
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Can speak five languages, eh? Mick McCarthy struggles with one…
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Must be doing something right seeing as Maierhoffer, Milijas and Van Damme (Your target) all came because they liked talking to Mick. Austrian, Serbian and Belgian for those who didn’t know ;).
Mick struggles at sucking up to the media but thats about it :)
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1. you mean Black Country, Brummie, Scouse, Geordie and Cockney?
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No comments available for ‘Hawthorns Upgrade’ so: How about a new clock on the Smethwick stand too. That Red LED clock is about as much use as a chocolate teapot even in poor light. Or we could include the time on the Monitor Boards which work well.
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No4 buy a watch mate
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speaks 5 languages and luke moore dont understand any of um, aye boing boing
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No.5 kev. You’ve obviously forgotten how cold it is here in Winter. When you are old and wrapped up so that only your eyes are free, looking at a watch on your wrist just AIN’T ON! Anyway, what’s the point of a club clock if you can’t see the sod? I want our club to be the best there is for fans, so a good clock is part of it.
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2.
It might have escaped your notice but Mick is part of the media, currently in South Africa with ITV.
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Cyril.
It’s terrible isn’t it. The close season and we’re reduced to talking about the stadium clock. Roll on August.
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RBH, I’ve just risked life and limb putting a small English flag on to the aerial pole on the chimney. The wind is Northerly and suits the flow. The stadium clock is small beer compared with that! SAFT? Yup. But we all are, are we not? If you analyse football closely, we are all YAMPY getting excited about a bag of wind. We have plenty of those in Westminster.
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2 Foreign players like English when it’s basic and slow – or am I confusing this with your style of play?
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