Football: ‘I have not shied away from media’
Said he probably needs to grow a thicker skin to cope with the abuse and vitriol.
LONDON:
The new England football manager Roy Hodgson said he probably needs to grow a thicker skin to cope with the abuse and vitriol England’s tabloid press are likely to throw at him in his new job. The 64-year-old was confirmed in the role on Tuesday, and The Sun mocked his slight speech impediment in a front-page story the following day, while other newspapers reported erroneously that Germans had never heard of him. “Maybe I should develop one,” Hodgson replied to the reporters who asked if he had a thick skin. “I’m a football coach. That’s been the whole of my life. Dealing with the mass media has been a part of that. I have not shied away from it and it hasn’t bothered me.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 7th, 2012.
The new England football manager Roy Hodgson said he probably needs to grow a thicker skin to cope with the abuse and vitriol England’s tabloid press are likely to throw at him in his new job. The 64-year-old was confirmed in the role on Tuesday, and The Sun mocked his slight speech impediment in a front-page story the following day, while other newspapers reported erroneously that Germans had never heard of him. “Maybe I should develop one,” Hodgson replied to the reporters who asked if he had a thick skin. “I’m a football coach. That’s been the whole of my life. Dealing with the mass media has been a part of that. I have not shied away from it and it hasn’t bothered me.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 7th, 2012.