Could you imagine, that you had to perform your job before a public audience each day with enough scrutiny that each move you make is subjected to judgment? Now if that is the career path you chose then so be it. Be that as it may, as the title of this thread suggest or implies or asserts...it is one thing to advocate along this line but on the other hand, emotions aside, have we stopped to consider just what do we want in a a coach?
By all accounts, and in MHO, we were not outplayed in all facets of that game yesterday, as a matter of fact there were some significant improvements to the tempo of our game at the start; usually we fall behind and then it is an uphill battle. In this game , and you would not here many JA's admitting to this, the penalty was very suspect upon reviewing that play, yet despite that, we were unable to mount any serious offensive attacks that could have resulted in a goal.
Decision making and selection of players are still questionable, Tactics and substitution times could be debated. So does the improvement in the team play warrant a change in sentiments? maybe not but until we know what WE WANT IN A COACH, I think we ought to put the emotions aside and objectively review the areas that are causing our demise. Many can clearly articulate what they don;t want or who they don't want as a coach but have we fully considered what we want as a coach?
The question has not been fully answered. People have bandied about names of prospective coaches but have yet identified the qualities we ought to have in one who would best qualified to coach TnT. So what if the SW forum members were given the job to be ' headhunters' , to search out and to select the next coach for our senior team, what would we want in a coach?
Would we want someone who :
* Familiary with the culture
Understands the demands of coaching in TnT
Skillful tactician
Strong technical knowledge
Knows how to manage egos
An Ability to get the best from the most underskilled players
Could stand up to the bureaucracies of the TTFF
Will not be puppet ' of you know who
Works well with underachievers
What else HuhHuh?? a savior? messiah? a magic maker? a......
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