How Vini Souza turned around his Sheffield United career
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00:00It's a different league and it's a different environment to him.
00:04So, you know, maybe with a few of the older players gone,
00:08that character and that personality might have been able to grow,
00:12which he definitely has.
00:13He's a real popular guy amongst the boys.
00:16As I said, you know, pre-season he's been fabulous.
00:20I thought his performance first day at Preston was all over the place.
00:24Not in terms of all over the place in a poor way.
00:27He was all over the place.
00:29I'm telling him to calm down and the same with the QPR game.
00:33You know, he broke up a tackle for our first goal Saturday at Norwich,
00:42flying into tackles, you know, getting around the park and he's a good footballer.
00:47So his personality is really good and he's a good player.
00:50He's a really good player.
00:51So, yeah, listen, the levels are not of the levels of the Premier League,
00:56but we're in this division and he's a massive player for us,
01:00not just on the pitch, but off it as well.
01:02So you've seen him sort of grow as an individual as well as a footballer?
01:05Yeah, yeah, we've allowed him that.
01:07You know, I think you've worked with me long enough, James.
01:11You understand what our relationship is like with players and whatever we want to give them,
01:15you know, let them have the head and let them show what their personality
01:21and character is around the place.
01:23And he's certainly shown that.
01:28And I've got to say, I think the supporters have been amazing towards him
01:32because there was, at that period, you know, the old chucking your arms up in the air
01:39and this, that and the other.
01:40I've got to say, that might be a little bit of a cultural thing as well
01:43that happens on the continent a little bit more.
01:45I still don't like it.
01:46We don't like it and we've talked about it.
01:48But all you can say is what he's come back like from a physical point of view,
01:51pre-season, what his performance has been like in the pre-season games,
01:55what his attitude to training has been like and, most importantly,
01:58what his attitude to the game has been like.
02:00I would say, arguably, over the three games, he's been our best player.
02:04I think Blaster's been up there as well.
02:06But the two midfield players have been outstanding.
02:08They're going to be really key and crucial for our progression this season.
02:14I guess that condition that you've said there,
02:17he came back to pre-season as well, is quite telling, isn't it?
02:20Because if you weren't committed, you'd probably come back...
02:23Yeah, he could have come back like Tubby Scoff a lot,
02:26but he would have had to pay a big fine, so he didn't.
02:32So, he's come back in decent shape and he likes to get his top off as well.
02:37So, obviously, he puts us all to shame, really.