NIGEL PEARSON has been named as the new Watford manager – but he’ll forever be remembered for the time he compared a journalist to a large bird in a bizarre press conference.
Here’s how SunSport reported that infamous moment in April 2015…
Nigel Pearson famously compared a journalist to an OSTRICH during a bizarre press conference
NIGEL PEARSON launched a bizarre rant on a journalist – calling him an OSTRICH.
The Leicester boss condemned negativity around his team this season.
But then he shocked the press room when he went on a tirade after a reporter asked him: “What sort of criticism are you referring to that you have received that you don’t think is right?”
But Pearson went on a two-minute lecture suggesting the question was out-of-line.
He bleated: “If you don’t know the answer to that question, I think your question is absolutely unbelievable.
“If you don’t know the answer to that question then you are an ostrich. Your head must be in the sand.
“Is your head in the sand?
“Are you flexible enough to get your head in the sand.
“My suspicion would be ‘no’. You can’t.
“For you to ask that question, I’m sorry son, but you are daft.”
The following day, having reflected on his outburst, Pearson apologised.
“I do recognise when I have been out of order,” he said.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
