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[Albion] Yves Bissouma learning English



The-Libertine

Active member
May 2, 2006
254
Chris Hughton on Yves Bissouma (from the Club website)

“He’s having English lessons and he’s improving — but probably not to the level where he’s comfortable. The most important thing is ability, but it can’t not help you if you don't know the language and you’re able to communicate."

Poor Yves. I guess he isn't using enough double negatives (incorrectly) yet1
 




Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
31,730
Brighton
Doesn't help that like Chris Hughton likes to do that bizarre thing of saying "no" at the start of the sentence, when he means "yes".

MOTD interviewer: "So Chris, a tough game today against Watford?"

CH: "No, it was a very tough match against quality opposition, I felt they..."

Anyone else noticed this?
 








Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
61,674
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Doesn't help that like Chris Hughton likes to do that bizarre thing of saying "no" at the start of the sentence, when he means "yes".

MOTD interviewer: "So Chris, a tough game today against Watford?"

CH: "No, it was a very tough match against quality opposition, I felt they..."

Anyone else noticed this?

I've also noticed a lot of footballers answer a question by starting their reply with "yeah, no...". Murray is one of the culprits for this. Covers all the bases I suppose.

Good on Yves for taking english lessons though. I saw an interview with Alexis Sanchez yesterday, the blokes been here for 5 years and seemingly still can't speak a word of english. I'm sure he's a busy man though, that £500k a week isn't going to spend itself now is it.
 


Sussex Nomad

Well-known member
Aug 26, 2010
18,185
EP
Doesn't help that like Chris Hughton likes to do that bizarre thing of saying "no" at the start of the sentence, when he means "yes".

MOTD interviewer: "So Chris, a tough game today against Watford?"

CH: "No, it was a very tough match against quality opposition, I felt they..."

Anyone else noticed this?

What I notice is, and he says it for every team, quality opposition, blah... we could be playing Accrington Stanley 3rds and he'll still say it.
 






Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
49,992
Goldstone
Doesn't help that like Chris Hughton likes to do that bizarre thing of saying "no" at the start of the sentence, when he means "yes".

MOTD interviewer: "So Chris, a tough game today against Watford?"

CH: "No, it was a very tough match against quality opposition, I felt they..."

Anyone else noticed this?
No, you're quite right.
 


studio150

Well-known member
Jul 30, 2011
29,555
On the Border
Doesn't help that like Chris Hughton likes to do that bizarre thing of saying "no" at the start of the sentence, when he means "yes".

MOTD interviewer: "So Chris, a tough game today against Watford?"

CH: "No, it was a very tough match against quality opposition, I felt they..."

Anyone else noticed this?

Incorrect, Chris was saying it was not a tough game, but a very tough game.

If Chris had agreed it was a tough game, then his answer would have just be 'yes'
 






Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
61,674
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"They have a lot of quality in their team and that can make it very difficult"
"We know we'll have to be at our very best if we're to get anything from the game"

etc.
 




Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
31,730
Brighton
Incorrect, Chris was saying it was not a tough game, but a very tough game.

If Chris had agreed it was a tough game, then his answer would have just be 'yes'

Bloody pedants.
 




Not Andy Naylor

Well-known member
Dec 12, 2007
8,787
Seven Dials
It's the number of times he says 'probably' and 'maybe' that gets to me. When he's talking to the media he is very different from the ultra-decisive nut-job we see in the technical area.
 


Green Cross Code Man

Wunt be druv
Mar 30, 2006
19,632
Eastbourne
I've also noticed a lot of footballers answer a question by starting their reply with "yeah, no...". Murray is one of the culprits for this. Covers all the bases I suppose.

Knocky did that Yeah/No thing on Saturday after the match. It's pretty nonsensical, but also good to know he's learned.
 








mejonaNO12 aka riskit

Well-known member
Dec 4, 2003
21,481
England
Knocky did that Yeah/No thing on Saturday after the match. It's pretty nonsensical, but also good to know he's learned.

He also turned the question of (roughly) "Anthony, well played today. Is it important for the team to get this win" into something where he basically spoke about his own performance and getting back into the team :lolol:
 


Moshe Gariani

Well-known member
Mar 10, 2005
12,068
CH always likes to drop "levels" into his interviews too. "quality & levels".
HughtonSpeak is a wonderful thing.

He has obviously learned from years in the game that it is best to say as little as possible of any consequence otherwise it gets twisted by journalists. So he trots out the same sequences of words regardless of whether they really have proper meaning. In this regard he is a bit like The Maybot (a comparison he would hate... would she be the first person in a leadership role that he was willing to say "is NOT doing an excellent job"...?)
 



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