Heraf is now a big wheel in NZF's coaching setup - junior and senior, men and women. What style has he coached in the past, and what (if anything) has he said since he's arrived about how he'd like NZ teams to play? I sincerely hope he's not a hoof-ball fan. I also hope he can be the 'guardian at the gate' to prevent us hiring some underwhelming Pom to coach the AWs.
His second game in charge of the Football Ferns: https://mycujoo.tv/fa-thailand?id=11166&t=1h54m4s
The only interview I have have heard about Herafs football philosophy was quite interesting. He said he is a footballing pragmatist. He mentioned stats that most goals are scored from set pieces or the action immediately following. He was a believer in pressing and counter attack. He said he had mixed views on possesion football as many games are won by the side who does not dominate the possesion stats. So I guess we just have to wait and see what he brings. I like the pragmatism though. A lot depends on what sort of skill level your players have
Esp true for any AWs coach, where have very limited pool of true international quality players, plus invariably limited amount of player contact time, or quality international games.
Unlike say coach of a Sth American national side with large player talent pool, at least 18 tough competitive games over 2-3 years, and where can have team functioning more like a club side.
One of Hudson's mistakes was confidently spouting his ambitious Biesla tactics, before taking the time to have a more realistic assessment of the job.