Michael Starr 571 Posted January 2, 2010 And Lambert has set out the criteria for new recruits as he wadesthrough the avalanche of DVDs sent to him by agents trying to flogtheir wares before the window closes at the end of the month.It''s strictly hungry and ambitious: old hands hoping to end their career in the comfort zone need not apply."Inever disregard anything - I look for somebody that''s hungry first andforemost, somebody who is hungry to do well," said Lambert."Thereis no point people coming here in a comfort zone, thinking, ''lovelyarea, lovely training facility'', then hang about here for a few monthsand then go away again."I don''t want that type of player, Iwant somebody who''s hungry, somebody who has got a desire and anenthusiasm for the game, that''s the type of lad I want. I don''t wantsomebody to come here and think, ''it''s a nice little place, Norwich,we''ll just hover about here for a year or two then go again''. "Idon''t want somebody who''s 33 or 34 who''s going to come down here andthink it''s a good payday for them, good surroundings - what''s thepoint?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wizard 0 Posted January 3, 2010 [quote user="Michael Starr"]And Lambert has set out the criteria for new recruits as he wades through the avalanche of DVDs sent to him by agents trying to flog their wares before the window closes at the end of the month.It''s strictly hungry and ambitious: old hands hoping to end their career in the comfort zone need not apply."I never disregard anything - I look for somebody that''s hungry first and foremost, somebody who is hungry to do well," said Lambert."There is no point people coming here in a comfort zone, thinking, ''lovely area, lovely training facility'', then hang about here for a few months and then go away again."I don''t want that type of player, I want somebody who''s hungry, somebody who has got a desire and an enthusiasm for the game, that''s the type of lad I want. I don''t want somebody to come here and think, ''it''s a nice little place, Norwich, we''ll just hover about here for a year or two then go again''. "I don''t want somebody who''s 33 or 34 who''s going to come down here and think it''s a good payday for them, good surroundings - what''s the point?"[/quote]Lambert was referring to loan players in general, and having a dig at OUR players in public ain''t his style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites