I am prepared to give Maturana the benefit of the doubt in his selections. So far so good! Let’s see how the young ones fare. Men here have been asking for Yorke and Latapy and Dog. But here is my logic to support the coach’s decisions so far:
1. Yorke and Latapy and Dog have served the Warriors well and brought us to WC 2006, but I hope folk realize that the WC is in 2010 and everyone will be two years older; even Stern John may be significantly slower and less effective by then. Dog will be about 36 on a bum knee. Latapy 41, Yorke 39.
2. It is time too make a change over to bring in the young ones. The exposure gives theses guys like Forbes, Gay and Hyland opportunities for foreign contracts which will allow them to mature even more by the time the meat of our qualifications occurs next year.
3. In two years they will be far better than they are now because they playing with the best and training with the best.
4. At 17, 18 or 19, you good only get better. At 32, 33, and 34 you only getting slower though maybe still wise enough to barely hold on.