ShaneRalfRoss 301 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 http://talkingbaws.com/2016/07/lorenzo-amoruso-absolutely-slaughters-dick-advocaat-on-rangers-website/ Former Rangers captain Lorenzo Amoruso has absolutely slaughtered his former manager Dick Advocaat during an interview on the club website today. The Italian centre-back is now retired but he clearly hasn’t forgotten his fall-out with Advocaat, which ended with Amoruso being stripped of the Gers’ captaincy. Barry Ferguson was handed the armband afterwards, and Amoruso reveals that he thinks the responsibility was too much for the then-22-year-old to handle, even if he did develop into a club legend. Embed from Getty Images He said: “It was really hard at the start when the new manager [Advocaat] came in. He wanted some really strict discipline and that was good to begin with, but after a year or two the players got a bit fed-up about it as we were treated like kids. “He was using the stick all the time and some can react well to that, others can’t. He was never ready to compromise his attitude, and one day I went to his office to sort the problems between me and him. “He told me he didn’t like the way I had been playing or the way I had been talking and that he should change the captaincy. “It was a personal attack, and I wasn’t happy. I said to him ‘if you think I’m the scapegoat then do it, no problem. But if you think I’m the main problem, leave me out of the team’. “He never did that and that’s why I think it was a personal attack on me. He wasn’t happy with the way I was talking to the players and the way I was trying to get him to talk to the whole team. “No disrespect to Barry Ferguson but he got the captaincy after me and he was only 22. He was a good young player but I think it was too big for him at the time.” The former Fiorentina defender goes on to describe the mood around Rangers when Advocaat eventually left, and was replaced by Alex McLeish. He added: “All the workers at Rangers, the physios, the ladies in the kitchen and the groundsmen, all got a lift when Advocaat took a step away. “The way he was acting and the way he was talking to everyone was really disappointing. “The dressing room changed completely. Alex [McLeish] is a man who will give you something, but he always wants something back. That is the way he started with us and the results showed that in his first year and a half.” Amoruso spent six years at Ibrox, and was undoubtedly a fans’ favourite during his time in Glasgow, often weighing in with crucial goals, including the winner in the 2003 Scottish Cup final, which transpired to be his last match for the club. But his views on Advocaat and Ferguson are likely to divide supporters’ opinion, and provide an interesting insight to life at Rangers during the trophy-laden era. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,733 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 It's hardly what I'd call a slaughtering but it's a poor interview for the club website imo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius72 411 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Full interview here: http://rangers.co.uk/news/features/big-interview-lorenzo-amoruso/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneRalfRoss 301 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, Darius72 said: Full interview here: http://rangers.co.uk/news/features/big-interview-lorenzo-amoruso/ cheers for link . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueboyG 5,229 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Waits 13 years to bleat about a former manager, boring ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius72 411 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Not a problem mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleeting_glimpse 21 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Amoruso's performances leading up to when he was stripped of the captaincy were woeful. It was clear then that some of the players had an issue with him. His performances did improve dramatically under McLeish though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theweebluenose 4,332 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 13 minutes ago, BlueboyG said: Waits 13 years to bleat about a former manager, boring ! He's been on record plenty of times with his view on Advocaat, nothing new here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,521 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Not called the "little general " for nothing Amo. Your freekicks were not very good despite your 200yrd dash to curl it into the top corner. Of the broomie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGOH 2,344 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Don't think Barry was any worse as a captain tbh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,123 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Personality clashes are always bad if you can't handle it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,771 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Not sure what good this interview does for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mearns loyal 2,711 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 A Baileys and milk session after training clearly affects your performance... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallnotbemoved! 714 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Everyone got a lift? They were all happy under Ally. Slackers don't people that challenge performance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, weshallnotbemoved! said: Everyone got a lift? They were all happy under Ally. Slackers don't people that challenge performance. I've given you a like as you are missing one in the post! ( oh and its Alex he was talking about) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbob1969 1,449 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Reading it reminds us of what a manager should be, not yer pal, not easy, someone with steel, someone who will challenge you and demand more. We have that in Warburton except I'd imagine he's a little easier to get along with than Wee Dick Advocaat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Brother 1,115 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Loved big Amo. Top player. Did really well for us Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuistraHairDo 12,489 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Have to disagree with big Amo about a young BF, giving him the captains armband Absolutley made Barry the player he became, and he took to it like a duck to water imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 54 minutes ago, Rfc52 said: It's hardly what I'd call a slaughtering but it's a poor interview for the club website imo The snippet about DA is nothing most of us didn't already and the use of 'slaughtered' is like something from the Daily Courageous Remainder of the interview I thought was quite good. Thought It was horrible decision by DA at the time and my opinion hasn't changed. Ironic because chatting with Amo et al in Florida in 1999 the commonality among the squad was "there is a great team dpirit". Wish we had an Amo at the heart of our defence now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Amo is a legend all day long in my book .He can say what he wants ,when he wants Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueboyG 5,229 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 1 hour ago, theweebluenose said: He's been on record plenty of times with his view on Advocaat, nothing new here. Surprised it's on the Rangers website to be honest, not important and don't see any reason why we would put it on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,521 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 OP. Do you write headlines for the daily weckord? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Soprano 13,964 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Fuck knows where he slaughters him. Cunt of an interview for the club to publish as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 1 hour ago, ShaneRalfRoss said: http://talkingbaws.com/2016/07/lorenzo-amoruso-absolutely-slaughters-dick-advocaat-on-rangers-website/ Former Rangers captain Lorenzo Amoruso has absolutely slaughtered his former manager Dick Advocaat during an interview on the club website today. The Italian centre-back is now retired but he clearly hasn’t forgotten his fall-out with Advocaat, which ended with Amoruso being stripped of the Gers’ captaincy. Barry Ferguson was handed the armband afterwards, and Amoruso reveals that he thinks the responsibility was too much for the then-22-year-old to handle, even if he did develop into a club legend. Embed from Getty Images He said: “It was really hard at the start when the new manager [Advocaat] came in. He wanted some really strict discipline and that was good to begin with, but after a year or two the players got a bit fed-up about it as we were treated like kids. “He was using the stick all the time and some can react well to that, others can’t. He was never ready to compromise his attitude, and one day I went to his office to sort the problems between me and him. “He told me he didn’t like the way I had been playing or the way I had been talking and that he should change the captaincy. “It was a personal attack, and I wasn’t happy. I said to him ‘if you think I’m the scapegoat then do it, no problem. But if you think I’m the main problem, leave me out of the team’. “He never did that and that’s why I think it was a personal attack on me. He wasn’t happy with the way I was talking to the players and the way I was trying to get him to talk to the whole team. “No disrespect to Barry Ferguson but he got the captaincy after me and he was only 22. He was a good young player but I think it was too big for him at the time.” The former Fiorentina defender goes on to describe the mood around Rangers when Advocaat eventually left, and was replaced by Alex McLeish. He added: “All the workers at Rangers, the physios, the ladies in the kitchen and the groundsmen, all got a lift when Advocaat took a step away. “The way he was acting and the way he was talking to everyone was really disappointing. “The dressing room changed completely. Alex [McLeish] is a man who will give you something, but he always wants something back. That is the way he started with us and the results showed that in his first year and a half.” Amoruso spent six years at Ibrox, and was undoubtedly a fans’ favourite during his time in Glasgow, often weighing in with crucial goals, including the winner in the 2003 Scottish Cup final, which transpired to be his last match for the club. But his views on Advocaat and Ferguson are likely to divide supporters’ opinion, and provide an interesting insight to life at Rangers during the trophy-laden era. No contest. Amo's the man and get it right up Dick! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneRalfRoss 301 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 13 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said: OP. Do you write headlines for the daily weckord? nope i just shared link and that the headline the website used . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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