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Quote of the Day: Softcocks Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2007-10-20 23:19.
Graham Henry's decision to change his coaching style in reaction to a performance review was critical to the All Blacks' unexpected demise at the Rugby World Cup, says broadcaster and author Murray Deaker. Deaker has known Henry for 40 years and describes him as a friend. And he's adamant that one of the key reasons for the All Blacks' quarterfinal loss to France was Henry's decision to turn his back on the characteristics that made him a "great coach" in favour of a softer, more inclusive style. ... "I've known Graham for over 40 years - he's single-minded, manipulative, street-smart, cunning, independent. And it's on those qualities he became a great coach," Deaker says by way of explanation. "In researching this book I met (All Blacks' psychologist) Gilbert Enoka and he said to me that Henry had changed 'dramatically'. "I sniffed around and found out there that around the time of the Lions tour there had been an evaluation of the coaches and players done, and that this had shown that Graham's strengths, in the players' minds, were not the same strengths he thought he had. And his weaknesses, in players' minds, were not the weaknesses he thought he had. "At that point he decided he needed to change; he became much more a consensus coach than he had been in the past. Those qualities of being independent, street-smart and fiercely competitive were buried and he became one of a team. "One of the central themes of this book is that he wasn't as good a coach as he was before that." A New Zealand Rugby Union spokesman confirmed that Henry, like other staff, was subject to regular reviews, both formal and informal, including the sometimes-upsetting "360 degree" review in which Henry would be subject to uncompromising appraisal from everyone he was involved with. Deaker is adamant the change in Henry delivered a change in the All Blacks. ... Another world cup, another disaster. For Deaker, it was Scotland and Lions star Gavin Hastings who best summed up the bigger picture: "I hope New Zealanders now realise the All Blacks are not the team they thought they were. It's been so clearly shown over such a long period of time that they can't perform on the big stage." ...
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Integration
Well, it does require a mind capable of integrating what it's seeing.
A mind incapable of such integration is ideally suited to watching games broken into fifteen-second sequences of pseudo-action -- "Oh, look, Dan Carter's taking another kick" -- or into games with cycles of 'five-tackles-and-a-kick,' but anything more involved is clearly beyond it.
I counsel better mental exercise, and less morris dancing.
Salivating ...
I do so look forward to Irishman's response to this, Mark. Much more entertaining it'll be than Aussie Rules, or Lions vs. Christians for that matter. Hope your affairs are sorted. Heh, heh, heh!
I would love to have seen
I would love to have seen the Aussie Rules game if only because the players who seem to be drop-dead gorgeous without exception show off more of their sinfully beautiful flesh than the ABs.
Coincidentally, that is one of the reasons I don't watch Aussie Rules. I've been told there is nothing like the atmosphere at one of those games, but what I've seen of it on TV indicates it is some sort of unholy mix between beach volleyball and Morris dancing.
I would love ...
... to have seen the Aussie Rules game if only because the players who seem to be drop-dead gorgeous without exception show off more of their sinfully beautiful flesh than the ABs.
Don't get Sky 3 though.
My mother just sent me a good suggestion:
Make this guy coach...
You were all watching the wrong match
Y'all should have been watching Geelong's physical battle with Fremantle in the earlier AFL match (4pm to 7:70 on Sky Sport 3). Great first quarter of football, physicality and fisticuffs, which Geelong saw off in the best way before destroying the pretenders by more than 70 points.
Sheer excellence -- just like the classic brutal footy of old, but with three times the speed, and six times the skill level.
The 'test' later in the evening was a shallow snorefest by comparison, I'm afraid.
Go the Cats!
A whole team of soft cocks tonight
... with exception of Dan, Conrad, Muliaina, Nonu and a few minutes of brilliance from Lauaki.
Why collectivist Henry keeps giving that useless cunt MacDonald opportunities to open gaping holes for the opposition I'll never know.
I'm already preparing myself for another World Cup defeat.
In light of Linz's
In light of Linz's comments, Brad Thorn on the field to cut through all the bull would have made the difference. His knuckles might drag along the ground a bit, but PC he isn't.
And hard job to win a game without McCaw and Ali Williams.
Too true
We here, in Kohimarama tonight, have invented our drinking game. Last week it was the Sth African commentator who seemed not to possess a neck, endlessly repeating his only adjective "exceptional." My friend had to down a shot each time.
Mexted shows considerable improvement, I was relatively sober this time, his speaking having improved.
Bronwen won tonight, having picked Carter and his "um" or "ahh." Taxi on the way for her.
You're quite right Hilton
And the reason was apparent in Dan Carter's post-match interview: their heads are full of cliches. What he said, between the "you know"s and "yeah no"s was utter dribble. Some version of formulaic PC bullshit is being juxtaposed over their perception of reality. I've no idea what it is, exactly, but it's complete and utter crap, whatever it is.
All Blacks have become wusses of note
Returned from a week long holiday just in time to witness the defeat of the All Blacks on their own sacred territory.
South Africa's game sucked..handing over possession countless times without any tactical gain, idiotic handling errors and to top it all, a ref right out of Southpark...and despite all this the All Blacks were too wimpy to close them down.
I gotta tell ya...they ain't what they used to be..not by a country mile.
I admit that reason is a small and feeble flame, a flickering torch by stumblers carried in the starless night, -- blown and flared by passion's storm, -- and yet, it is the only light. Extinguish that, and nought remains.- - Robert Green Ingersoll
Yes, Sgt. Hartman for All
Yes, Sgt. Hartman for All Black coach.
The whole notion of counselling is so wrong: I don't want them to get over it, I want them scarred for life, never able to forget it; so scarred, indeed, that they are willing to undergo any type of personal hardship to win the next one and expunge it from memory.
Grief Counselling?
This is the only kind of grief counselling they should be getting!
I'm sure I heard Leighton
I'm sure I heard Leighton Smith say yesterday that the All Black management have now employed grief counselors for the players.
No shit.
I think in four years time we might as well field our netball team for the Cup.
Oh
I think we lost because of psychologists and cooks and nutritionists and all the rest of the nonsense.
If you really want to win the World Cup ..let the chaps go out partying until 4am, shag themselves silly with tarts and groupies, eat hamburgers and fried potatoes and all the other things our touring All Blacks used to do in the days when we won things.
And I ...
I hope this [All Black defeat] sees the end of the "sports psychologists" (witch-doctors) and all that PC touchy-feely bullshit. You knew we were done for when Graham Henry started saying "going forward."
Me, on the World Cup thread. I rest my case.