Pearce on Steeno

Was Steen Nedergaard of Norwich really so good that you had to spend a whole game kicking, elbowing and pushing him over?
Mark Shepstone, via email

This is where psychology plays a large part in the game. This was last season and it was a big game for us. They were fourth in the league when they came to Maine Road. The lad got involved with Danny Tiatto, Danny got sent off and it was the same situation as Basile Boli. In this case Danny got himself sent off. The lad made a bit of a meal of it, but he wasn?t to blame. I knew that, but I wasn?t going to let him know I knew that. Straightaway I went to Steen Nedergaard and said, ?You?re responsible: you got him sent off? ? to pin everything on his shoulders. It raised my game, it raised the team, it raised the crowd, and I had a player with only one thing on his mind. He wasn?t concentrating on the game.

Posted By: Only1Doherty, Jul 2, 19:16:14