“The ball carrier is king, and then everyone else has got to follow after that.
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“The geese fly hundreds, thousands of miles in formation and they follow the one goose in front, and it's the responsibility of the support players to respond to what the ball-carrier does.
“The reason we watch videos of geese is that the head of the flock is like the ball-carrier,
“If you want guys to take responsibility on the field, they've got to feel like they can be grown adults off it and make good, strong decisions off it,
“It's just part of the focus that comes with football. When we're dealing with supposedly objective analysis of matches, whether that be an expert ex-player in a studio or an ex-referee, that should be balanced and fair. If it's all one-sided criticism, that creates a culture of fear, disrespect, shame. There's a thirst for people to be told: 'Is the decision right or wrong?' And the reality in football is there's a lot of subjectivity and opinion in the middle of right and wrong. But that's not acceptable a lot of the time now.
“Among those who run, rich candidates are also more likely to win.
“He spoke to the caddies before he spoke to the players, which was great.
“As an international cricketer you are always representing the badge. We are a group of adults and we feel we can be treated like that.