Thursday, September 02, 2010

Gunning for the future

An interesting quote here from an ex-Arsenal employee. Paul Burgess, former groundsman (the guy who makes sure the playing surface is in top condition) of Arsenal FC has moved on to Real Madrid, and made this interesting comment about the cultures of the two clubs:
"There is a different kind of pressure here compared to Arsenal," he admitted. "There, the club is more about the future whereas at Real Madrid it is all about today. If they don't do well today there is no tomorrow, so winning is everything.

"That transcends down to the groundsman as well. Everyone at the club has to have a winning mentality and if you don't have that, then you aren't part of the make-up of the club."


Interesting to chew on, that.