AS we see the leaders of the main political parties attempt to show why they believe they are best placed to lead our country, it got me thinking about what makes a great leader.
For me, great leadership really comes to the fore when things are not going quite to plan — after all anyone can steer the ship when the waters are calm.
Karren Brady is convinced Manuel Pellegrini is a true leader who can revive the fortunes of West HamCredit: Rex Features
It’s in the rough times that great leaders inspire, bring cohesion and dig deep to turn things around.
The art of great leadership is the ability to show resilience, steel and determination in the face of tough times.
The Premier League is the most competitive league in the world and that’s one of the reasons it’s the global phenomenon that it is.
It’s why we love it so much!
We have seen time and again, including this season, that a few positive results and a run of form can propel teams up the table, especially as only five points separates 17th position and sixth.
Thoughts that the top of the Premier League is as unchanging as, say Everest, are being seriously tested.
Closer to home at West Ham, it goes without saying that right now we aren’t where we want to be or, frankly, where we expected to be .
But we’re all firmly committed to turning things around.
Sebastien Haller and Pablo Fornals are two players bought in by West Ham for big moneyCredit: Rex Features
Manuel Pellegrini is a proven winner in this league with an unshakable determination.
Everyone is behind him to bring about a change of fortunes and we all know he and the team are capable of doing just that.
We have a strong squad having invested £200million in the past 18 months and have proved, not that long ago, that we can beat any team on our day.
There’s no doubt that to get back to winning ways we need to show the spirit so widely associated with our great club, personified by so many of the great players who have worn the claret and blue.
We all need to find our back bone and, most of all, we have to stick together.
West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady offers backing to under-pressure Manuel Pellegrini
There’s a lot of talk of leaders under pressure at the moment, whether it’s international or domestic politics, current affairs or sport.
But pressure is something these individuals are accustomed to every day — it’s when they can really show their mettle.
And I fully expect our manager to show our supporters his because he has it in spades.
Jamie O’Hara says West Ham should go for Rio Ferdinand if they sack Manuel Pellegrini
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
