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You said the culture of the club was fine 3 weeks ago..I guess you saw this happening?
Feel free to browse my post history and then tell me how confident I was 3 weeks ago. Look at the players we have lost over the last few years, the sanctions and fines we have copped and the staff turnover the club has had and tell me again how good the culture is.Well, 3 weeks ago before the Geelong game - the confidence was high, we were talking out self up as a top 6 side and everything was sweet.
Now, we have lost the first 3 games and we need to look at everything from club culture to removing the boot studder.
Now, I'd suggest to you to 'turn it up' as you have made this accusation that the players are having a rift with the coach without offering anything to support that claim.
As Gazey would say....Turn it up.
You said the culture of the club was fine 3 weeks ago..
After the various issues in recent years, the people who are there, various reports, I'm a little confused at that statement..
You're also talking like last year went nicely..
The culture has been in question for a while, not since 3 weeks ago..
I'll just add first - I'm not calling to sack him.. Yet..If we sack Sando - like some are calling for, the culture if the club will slowly head towards taking the easy option and sack a coach.
We need to stick fat with whom we have and either trade the players causing this or tell them to pull their heads in and the coach isn't going anywhere.
So the coach is right and fine to do what he's doing, even if he's doing wrong?
The players just have to take it?
That is absurd..
".....He purports that the Crows, in that time, had a 30 per cent greater volume of aerobic exercise than other AFL clubs.
The conclusion is that there was not enough match-specific training.
Too much aerobic and not enough "crash and bash", he told me...."
If something exists, obviously they need to get down to what the problems are and why..I've had my say. What do you suggest they do?
If it's sticking with the coach as you said, what do they do? Just let the player run free and do as they wish.
So you are calling for his head?
Pretty fair assessment. I'm of a similar thought.I really don't mind Sando and his personality, I really think he's likeable, but if there was a clock for coaches (and midnight is the equivalent of when they should be sacked) then he'd be at around 8/9pm for mine.
Feel free to browse my post history and then tell me how confident I was 3 weeks ago. Look at the players we have lost over the last few years, the sanctions and fines we have copped and the staff turnover the club has had and tell me again how good the culture is.
I think calls to sack the coach are way too premature.
I dont' disagree with a high posession, 'skills' based game plan. When it works it works well. The things that are missing are player thinking and reaction speed and confidence at the moment.
I think in general the skills are there but we're taking to long to make decisions and take the game on.
We have to see how it develops before we go into 'sacking' mode.
If the season is 'gone' then we are not benefited by sacking Sando until the end of the year anyway.
Step 1: assess the strengths and weaknesses of your list
Step 2: analyse the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents
Step 3 develop a plan that takes advantage of your strengths, mitigates your weaknesses and counters the opposition.
It's not rocket science. Also, imho, coaches are outsmarting themselves these days. There are too many players on the field to be structured like basketball, and too many variables to be drilled like NFL or soccer.
Develop a style of play, based on the points above, but focus more on non negotiables rather than complex structures.
I saw a clip on one of the shows last night, can't remember which, but I noticed that when the ball is contested in our forward line, we are more worried about zoning off defensively than hunting the ball. I saw a forward, two steps behind his opponent, peel off him when he thought he couldn't win the contest and move into defensive zone position. As a result, his opponent got the ball uncontested and they rebounded uncontested through the corridor, while this player was sitting at half forward, obviously in his designated zone position.
What the hell?
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I think in general the skills are there but we're taking to long to make decisions and take the game on.
And you joined in April apparently. Port troll, yes that's it. What a detective you are.I can't recall anything of substance that you have ever posted. Didn't you join the board last September
No wonder Rucci can write in the shitvertiser that the Crows fans in the "social media" are calling for Sando's head. I smell Port trolls left, right and centre. Why is it that so many of the "Crows fans" on BigFooty that are asking for Sando's head recently joined and have a handful of posts?
Dropping the hint that Danger etc are disillusioned is plain bullshit. It's funny how so many clubs with long injury lists suddenly discover that the coach has lost the players.
I don't believe it would be Port trollsI can't recall anything of substance that you have ever posted. Didn't you join the board last September
No wonder Rucci can write in the shitvertiser that the Crows fans in the "social media" are calling for Sando's head. I smell Port trolls left, right and centre. Why is it that so many of the "Crows fans" on BigFooty that are asking for Sando's head recently joined and have a handful of posts?
Dropping the hint that Danger etc are disillusioned is plain bullshit. It's funny how so many clubs with long injury lists suddenly discover that the coach has lost the players.
I can't recall anything of substance that you have ever posted. Didn't you join the board last September
No wonder Rucci can write in the shitvertiser that the Crows fans in the "social media" are calling for Sando's head. I smell Port trolls left, right and centre. Why is it that so many of the "Crows fans" on BigFooty that are asking for Sando's head recently joined and have a handful of posts?
Dropping the hint that Danger etc are disillusioned is plain bullshit. It's funny how so many clubs with long injury lists suddenly discover that the coach has lost the players.