(01-19-2017, 01:38 AM)DJC link Wrote:I haven't given up on Kyrgios. If he gets a tough coach and is able to cope with being coached 24/7, he could achieve his potential.The problem is that Kyrios can fire any coach he hires on the spot. The coach has absolutely no power over a player. The only weapon a coach has is a threat to walk out if his or her program isn't followed. That threat won't work on a guy who doesn't really want a coach and who just wants to do his own thing. Hiring a dietician won't do a fat person any good if he or she has no intention of making any changes to the diet.
The commentators on Ch7 going soft on Kyrios reminded me of all the fawning of Ch7 commentators over all things Essendon during the drug-cheating scandal. We needed someone like Caroline Wilson or Dave Culbert to call out Kyrios just as the crowd did at the end of the match. All we got was a bit of puzzlement over what was happening. The problem is that Kyrios is Ch7's golden goose and they don't want to risk a Trump-like retaliation by Kyrios against any criticism. Didn't Tomic refuse to play Davis Cup under Pat Rafter after Rafter criticised him? Apart from protecting Ch7's relationship with Kyrios, guys like Woodbridge and Rasheed also have to avoid upsetting Kyrios to ensure he stays engaged with the Davis Cup squad. They won't call him what he is - a spoilt brat who craps all over the tennis public.