08-08-2021, 03:04 AM
(08-08-2021, 02:22 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:.......................................................
It it a coaches job to get players "up and motivated" each week or as highly paid professional athletes, should the players do that on their own? Either way, we are our own worst enemy in games where it matters. The top 8 was a remote chance but a win yesterday against Gold Coast would've kept it alive, but we simply didn't show up....it was that obvious. If it's coach...then he should clear his locker out because something needs to change at our club.
If you examine our body of work this season, we span the range from very good to very bad. Both are very real and very present. Inconsistency is the real killer. If it's up to the coach to motivate, then you would need to ask why he can motivate one week and not the next - it follows from this that his ability in this space also spans from very good to very bad. If it's up to the players, then exactly the same thing applies - if they can motivate themselves one week, then why not the next ? Once again, inconsistency. I'm not sure sure axe wielding either to coaches or players will help much to sort this out. In fact, I would argue it will make things worse.
There are no consequences on a footy forum - we can go to town chopping lists, players, coaches etc., without any fear of real world repercussions. I'm not sure it's that easy for a football club. The Bolton era made it obvious that too many changes in too short a period of time doesn't work. The temptation for people to be proactive and wanting to fix problems by "doing something" is very great, but if you've already made extensive changes over a short period, the next stage is stability and unity, not more upheaval IMO. There's a real skill involved in knowing when to make changes and when not to, a skill that I'm not sure we've mastered.