Kreuger's gone quiet
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Agreed - where did this idea come from that he is/was talented in leadership. As I understand it he has written a leadership/ motivational self-help book that sold quite well in France and Germany; as I read somewhere (and this was not a negative critique of him but an article explaining his sporting roots). It was certainly not a world wide best seller as some have portrayed when he first came to the club.
Don't wish to sound anti-American but if you have ever worked with them a lot (as I have and still do in The Gulf) or worked, as I have, (but never again) for an American company you would be amazed how little they know. Its more cultural than anything - but if its something that is outside home-town USA; many (note I have not written all) tend to be intellectually/educationally (which can also mean sometimes morally and ethically) challenged. Which, of course, means they sound a little 'thick'. I have to write that what I find most annoying is the use of 'z' rather than 's' and their keyboard layout on some the function keys is different too (if you have ever had to use an Arabic/American keyboard), you might understand that last comment better!
I currently am employed by an American company. I work with some very good people and I couldn't describe any of them as coming across as not very bright. I will agree that some can be very, how can I say it... localized (ha ha, my PC has just auto corrected this word from an s to a z) in that they sometimes do not know too much about what is outside their region/country, but to be fair, I know very little about them.
I love their enthusiasm for life and their ability to try and offer decent service.
The thing about motivational books and speakers is that they tend to be successful with a human subgroup who respond to motivational book and speakers. Americans have a larger subgroup of such people than more cynical Europeans. Obviously not genetic, so presumably a cultural thing. This is why Kreuger did his thing, but didn't get the response he might expect when talking to a more responsive audience than the average British football fan.
Never mind the impact on the fans, more importantly in my view, it will have had (and seems to have had) a negative response from the players.
Your attempts to disparage Americans with broad stereotypes while touting your own supposed cultural knowledge are hilarious.
I know the difference between Canadian and American. ASA 1 - 0 England.
I know the difference between Canadian and American. ASA 1 - 0 England.
We mistake Americans for Canadian because we come across more Americans in life and on the screen, so make the assumption. As the saying goes: If you hear galloping hooves, expect a horse not a zebra. The strange thing is that I have been mistaken for an Australian three times in America...surely the English are encountered more than Australians.
Heh, a lot of the 'Americans' you come across on the screen are actually Canadians in disguise...television/film actors probably rate as our #3 export, after petroleum products and marijuana.