▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁' H odd le ' s ▁training ▁cam ps ▁were ▁" like ▁joining ▁the ▁Moon ies ." ' ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁England ▁colle ague , ▁Gary ▁Ne ville ▁conced ed ▁H odd le ' s ▁methods ▁were ▁regarded ▁as ▁b izar re ▁and ▁included ▁other ▁devices ▁such ▁as ▁' heart ▁touch ing ', ▁getting ▁staff ▁to ▁walk ▁around ▁the ▁pitch ▁anti - clock wise ▁to ▁create ▁' pos itive ▁energy ' ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁legal ▁sport ing ▁in jections , ▁with ▁Mc Man aman ▁and ▁F ow ler ▁alleg edly ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁who ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁accept ▁or ▁fit ▁in ▁with ▁H odd le ' s ▁training ▁system , ▁and ▁Mc Man aman ▁acc using ▁H odd le ▁of ▁running ▁things ▁like ▁a ▁cult ; ▁favour ing ▁those ▁players ▁who ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁acqu ies ce ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁made ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁starts ▁in ▁seven ▁appearances ▁under ▁H odd le , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁World ▁Cup ▁against ▁Colombia , ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁Paul ▁Sch oles . ▁Despite ▁only ▁playing ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes , ▁the ▁press ▁described ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁performance : ▁" In ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ▁did ▁enough ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁his ▁d ain ty ▁d rib bling ▁could ▁yet ▁be ▁influ ential ▁against ▁miser ly ▁def ences . ▁Still ▁gives ▁ball ▁away ▁too ▁much ." ▁ ▁Before ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁joining ▁Madrid ,