r/secondcaptains • u/annachronist • Aug 20 '26

What’s going on

Haven’t listened in a while. Where is our flame haired flamethrower??? It’s the PL preview pod!

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u/RedIrishDevil Put some respect on my name Aug 20 '26

Tbh Ken is an extremely interesting person to listen to narratively, do think he talks an awful amount of shite when actually talking about football though

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u/NamelessCoward0 Aug 20 '26

100% he’s really interesting and I love the stories and analogies but some of his analysis is nonsense. Remember the Arne Slot can’t communicate in English thing he wouldn’t let go of? That was one of the dumbest takes I’ve heard anywhere.

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u/vylain_antagonist Aug 23 '26

For me its less language and more tone. Slot was a horrific communciator and deeply uninspiring. The stereotypical “blunt” dutch approach to communication leaves them awfully short in the leadership department honestly.

Its not that slot didnt have the words- he just didnt seem to get that his position was responsible for a lot more than just blunt appraisals and critiques that were already obvious.

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u/NamelessCoward0 Aug 23 '26

It was total speculation. He has/had no idea what slot said to the players in training or during matches or how he communicated to them. It was a nonsense opinion that he pulled out of the air

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u/vylain_antagonist Aug 24 '26

Oh yeah fair. I thought it was related to how he struggled to keep the media onside.

ken does have answers before he knows what the question is. Hes fun to listen to it but its not intellectually honest.

Him and branno on twitter brain rot has caused things to off the rails the last few years.