Dave Jones is a man with very thin skin. Unable to handle criticism as shown with continuing media jousting and even falling with the national team boss, he has generally been supportive of his players no matter what.
No criticism for the manner in which Paul Parry jilted Wales, no comment at all about Steve McPhail's diving in challenges which conceded the free-kick that gave Swansea a winner and then another that got him sent off and suspended, open trust in Eddie Johnson (a leading contender for worst City signing ever) and no naming of certain players who have clearly under-performed recently for The Bluebirds.
It was therefore a surprise that Jones went out of his way to name Darren Purse as culprit for Birmingham's opener last Saturday by telling the press corps, "Darren fell asleep for the first goal and let McFadden run off him because he thought he was offside but you can’t do that in and around your box. We switched off and it was a nothing goal, Darren’s held his hands up but it was a sloppy goal to give away."
Meanwhile, the culprit for the second goal wasn't named when clearly, a midfielder never marked Quincy at a throw and allowed him all the time to take aim and fire in a free shot.
It's not the first time Jones has named Purse while avoiding criticising others. I took it as a sign Jones was thinking of dropping Purse for Gypes when Coventry visit tomorrow evening but Darren was clearly upset and came out fighting in response about it to the media at a press conference today.
"If I do something wrong I will always hold my hand up in the dressing room but I don’t need it emblazoned all over the place for the whole world to see. That is something that disappointed me." said Purse.
The skipper is also unhappy at the double-standards of boss as he continued, “There’s only certain players that do get mentioned by name at certain times. Maybe it’s something that will come out in the wash but when things are said in the dressing room they should stay in the dressing room. I think things get dealt with better that way, hopefully we can then address them together without getting other people involved.” He ended by telling the press pack who asked if he would confront Jones, "I’m sure that will happen".
Hopefully they will resolve the matter quickly and I'm sure they will but it does make you wonder it's a telling sign of a club that is feeling the pressure and realises it has problems. It is an unbelievable double standard by Dave Jones who expresses indignation when anyone in the media dares to criticise him or his players, no matter how justified, yet it's seemingly ok to do it himself. And I feel for Purse who has been one of our very best performers in recent games so it must be galling to be singled out by your manager while half your team-mates who either haven't performed or look inadequate get defended by him.
However you can't deny he was at fault for Birmingham's opener last weekend and he was almost certainly at fault for Derby's goal the weekend before so the pressure is on ... it seems to be showing.
No criticism for the manner in which Paul Parry jilted Wales, no comment at all about Steve McPhail's diving in challenges which conceded the free-kick that gave Swansea a winner and then another that got him sent off and suspended, open trust in Eddie Johnson (a leading contender for worst City signing ever) and no naming of certain players who have clearly under-performed recently for The Bluebirds.
It was therefore a surprise that Jones went out of his way to name Darren Purse as culprit for Birmingham's opener last Saturday by telling the press corps, "Darren fell asleep for the first goal and let McFadden run off him because he thought he was offside but you can’t do that in and around your box. We switched off and it was a nothing goal, Darren’s held his hands up but it was a sloppy goal to give away."
Meanwhile, the culprit for the second goal wasn't named when clearly, a midfielder never marked Quincy at a throw and allowed him all the time to take aim and fire in a free shot.
It's not the first time Jones has named Purse while avoiding criticising others. I took it as a sign Jones was thinking of dropping Purse for Gypes when Coventry visit tomorrow evening but Darren was clearly upset and came out fighting in response about it to the media at a press conference today.
"If I do something wrong I will always hold my hand up in the dressing room but I don’t need it emblazoned all over the place for the whole world to see. That is something that disappointed me." said Purse.
The skipper is also unhappy at the double-standards of boss as he continued, “There’s only certain players that do get mentioned by name at certain times. Maybe it’s something that will come out in the wash but when things are said in the dressing room they should stay in the dressing room. I think things get dealt with better that way, hopefully we can then address them together without getting other people involved.” He ended by telling the press pack who asked if he would confront Jones, "I’m sure that will happen".
Hopefully they will resolve the matter quickly and I'm sure they will but it does make you wonder it's a telling sign of a club that is feeling the pressure and realises it has problems. It is an unbelievable double standard by Dave Jones who expresses indignation when anyone in the media dares to criticise him or his players, no matter how justified, yet it's seemingly ok to do it himself. And I feel for Purse who has been one of our very best performers in recent games so it must be galling to be singled out by your manager while half your team-mates who either haven't performed or look inadequate get defended by him.
However you can't deny he was at fault for Birmingham's opener last weekend and he was almost certainly at fault for Derby's goal the weekend before so the pressure is on ... it seems to be showing.
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