06-06-2021, 10:58 AM
Just back from watching my second game in 7 days - a blessing and curse for my son and I.
Only things to add from last week.
1 - The leadership of this team [captains, senior players and coaches] have some serious questions to answer over the break. The lack of system, structure, desperation and commitment when the going gets hard is glaring - and every opposition knows it. The lack of pressure and blokes going only 80% is shocking. And it starts at the top - Cripps doesn’t run anywhere near hard enough when we don’t have the ball, Murphy is embarrassing in his his lack of physicality and determination, and even Weitering looks like he is struggling to get out of second gear. We have plenty of guys not playing to an acceptable standard, but it always starts at the top.
2 - our ability to execute our skills under pressure and find a player in a better position is amateur hour most of the time. The number of times we crapped ourselves and kicked the ball straight to a WCE player was almost laughable in the end. The way we move the ball forward on anything other than a fast break is excruciating to watch live.
3 - the question I would ask the players and coaches is “what do they stand for”? Their is a lot of very good footballers in that list but collectively they play with no teamwork, no desire and no hunger. They lack physicality, skills and fitness. They aren’t a smart team, or physically tough. At the moment the team stands for absolutely nothing as far as I can see.
4 - after watching the same thing happen 8 times in 12 weeks any sensible leader would ask themselves “what are we going to do differently to get a different result next time?”. What is the circuit breaker or light bulb moment for this group?
You can’t tell me that they haven’t “been rolling the sleeves up a doing the hard work” for the last 12 games so the coach saying that is a nonsense. IMO the coach is on very thin ice as we are clearly a bottom 6 team right now and that is simply not acceptable. I have never been a ‘sack the coach’ person but after watching the same thing for a season and half with almost zero discernible forward progress for this group I would be sounding out Clarkson. We need someone who really knows to set high standards of performance and not settle for anything less.
Only things to add from last week.
1 - The leadership of this team [captains, senior players and coaches] have some serious questions to answer over the break. The lack of system, structure, desperation and commitment when the going gets hard is glaring - and every opposition knows it. The lack of pressure and blokes going only 80% is shocking. And it starts at the top - Cripps doesn’t run anywhere near hard enough when we don’t have the ball, Murphy is embarrassing in his his lack of physicality and determination, and even Weitering looks like he is struggling to get out of second gear. We have plenty of guys not playing to an acceptable standard, but it always starts at the top.
2 - our ability to execute our skills under pressure and find a player in a better position is amateur hour most of the time. The number of times we crapped ourselves and kicked the ball straight to a WCE player was almost laughable in the end. The way we move the ball forward on anything other than a fast break is excruciating to watch live.
3 - the question I would ask the players and coaches is “what do they stand for”? Their is a lot of very good footballers in that list but collectively they play with no teamwork, no desire and no hunger. They lack physicality, skills and fitness. They aren’t a smart team, or physically tough. At the moment the team stands for absolutely nothing as far as I can see.
4 - after watching the same thing happen 8 times in 12 weeks any sensible leader would ask themselves “what are we going to do differently to get a different result next time?”. What is the circuit breaker or light bulb moment for this group?
You can’t tell me that they haven’t “been rolling the sleeves up a doing the hard work” for the last 12 games so the coach saying that is a nonsense. IMO the coach is on very thin ice as we are clearly a bottom 6 team right now and that is simply not acceptable. I have never been a ‘sack the coach’ person but after watching the same thing for a season and half with almost zero discernible forward progress for this group I would be sounding out Clarkson. We need someone who really knows to set high standards of performance and not settle for anything less.