06-24-2021, 08:28 AM
(06-24-2021, 08:07 AM)LoveNavy link Wrote:Related, many criticized the "get games into them" method we adopted across those few years. Many warned "they need strong bodies/leaders around them"
That, IMO wasn't achieved. Add the bad luck (?) with injuries and our coach merry go round, and we have a recipe for stagnation or even rotting.
FWIW I think our list is in much better shape than pre rebuild. I believe we can progress markedly without radical change. A big part of this process IMO is having the (best 22+) boys play together repeatedly.
For mine, it feels often like one step forward, two steps back. If there was an award for shooting yourself in the foot, we'd win easily. It's not even things like game plan - e.g Teague telling porkies about Cripps, then having to fess up, recruiting a bloke to be a mid, then deciding he can't actually be a mid etc. These are the sorts of things that cause doubt, and the first word that enters my mind is "amateurish." And that's not a word I think we need around the club.