Before every game, I said, “Come on boys, come on. Clean sheet today.”
No clean sheet. I tried every motivation.
So finally, before the game against Crystal Palace, I said, “Come on boys, come on. I offer you a pizza if you get a clean sheet.”
Of course, my players made a clean sheet against Crystal Palace. One-nil.
So I stood by our deal and took my players to Peter Pizzeria in Leicester City Square. But I had a surprise for them when we got there. I said, “You have to work for everything. You work for your pizza, too. We will make our own.”
So we went into the kitchen with the dough and the cheese and the sauce. We tossed our own pies. It was very good, too. I enjoyed many slices. What can I say? I’m an Italian man. I love my pizza and my pasta.
Now, we make a lot of clean sheets. A dozen clean sheets after the pizza, in fact. I think this is no coincidence.