The former Manchester City and Wimbledon defender has exacting standards for players and has led a revival in the Cumbrians’ standing on and off the pitch
One of Keith Curle’s first acts as Carlisle United manager was to stage a “truth and honesty session”.
At the time, just over two years ago, the Cumbrian team were rock bottom of League Two and Curle recognised the need for shock therapy. “All the players stood 6ft apart,” he recalls. “I kept pulling two names out of a hat and they had 40 seconds to speak about each other in a negative way and 40 seconds to talk positively. They were too nice. Players at the top level are more critical of each other because their expectations are higher.”
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