| More smoke to blow up McKenna's backside 13:16 - Apr 12 with 563 views | Garv |
Really impressive that he made a conscious effort to ramp up the pressure of the derby for the players and lean into it during the build up, and also impressive that he admitted it afterwards and mentioned how they'd treated it quite differently before.
I always remember McCarthy treating it like just another game, at least publicly, and I got the impression that was because of some of the games he'd played in as a player and manager previously. Keane was probably the same.
McKenna has been part of a management team for United Vs Liverpool and Man City. He could easily look down his nose as this derby. Granted, it could have back fired, but to acknowledge the pressure and the importance of the game, and prepare the players as such, feels like really good management. |  |
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| More smoke to blow up McKenna's backside on 13:38 - Apr 12 with 401 views | pointofblue |
It felt very different to the derby games two years ago? They felt like "just another game" as an approach. This time, as you say, he ramped it up. |  |
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