"Roberto Di Matteo had suggested he had something unexpected planned to motivate his players in the buildup to the Champions League final. Yet, as they gathered in a private room at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on the eve of the showpiece for what they anticipated would be a routine tactical team-talk, none of Chelsea's players had quite envisaged the lengths to which their interim first-team coach had gone in his preparation. Where the squad had anticipated ProZone graphics flitting across the big screen clamped to the far wall, instead the messages delivered were of a far more personal nature. Two weeks previously, Di Matteo had commissioned the club's video analysis team to compile video messages from members of each player's family, their words of encouragement inter-cut with YouTube clips from games and even footage of them growing up as children, which were duly delivered in Big Brother style in front of an increasingly emotional audience. The presentation lasted around half an hour, the playing staff veering from fits of laughter to the brink of tears. "They really surprised us with those messages," said Didier Drogba. "The families have always been there with us â in Moscow in 2008, against Barcelona in 2009, when we lost those games. This win I want to dedicate to them, all our families, because they have been supporting us, always believing in us. This is their victory." Seems like it worked
seems like robbie could of taught avb a little bit about man management and motivation, thats for sure
Roberto de Matteo is a CLASS act. He is an intelligent, articulate, caring person, and now a Champions League winning Manager. Just the man to rebuild our team.
