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Posted February 22, 2018 13:07 · last edited February 22, 2018 13:51

If true this is a sound decision by NZF. An older guy with a reasonable European football CV, who should straight away claim from respect from the overseas AWs pros. This is very important. I’m sure Martin is only too eager to spell out to the players the budgetary limitations he has, when picking a coach.

Only thing missing is a top level head coaching role, but he has a few years to the 2020 Nations Cup to get up to speed on that.

Will he be the first European (non Brit) to coach AWs?

Also with his TD background in Malaysia, and likely few AWs games over the next 2 years - he and Heraf can spend sometime with the younger NZ coaches and age group sides. Hopefully his appointment is part of a longer term vision, to improve the coaches within NZ. Who knows Jose in 4 years, would maybe be up to the head AWs role. An almost All Blacks seamless coaching transition?

Of course this smacks of a Heraf appointment. Going to be a few interesting years for NZ football. The two main coaches (AWs & FFs) being older experienced Europeans, having to get along with an otherwise British dominated NZF.

I think having Heraf on board is going to be great long term.

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Unknown editor edited February 22, 2018 13:51

If true this is a sound decision by NZF. An older guy with a reasonable European football CV, who should straight away claim from respect from the overseas AWs pros. This is very important. Only thing missing is a top level head coaching role, but he has a few years to the 2020 Nations Cup to get up to speed on that.

Will he be the first European (non Brit) to coach AWs?

Also with his TD background in Malaysia, and likely few AWs games over the next 2 years - he and Heraf can spend sometime with the younger NZ coaches and age group sides. Hopefully his appointment is part of a longer term vision, to improve the coaches within NZ. Who knows Jose in 4 years, would maybe be up to the head AWs role. An almost All Blacks seamless coaching transition?

Of course this smacks of a Heraf appointment. Going to be a few interesting years for NZ football. The two main coaches (AWs & FFs) being older experienced Europeans, having to get along with an otherwise British dominated NZF.

I think having Heraf on board is going to be great long term.

Unknown editor edited February 22, 2018 13:36

If true this is a sound decision by NZF. An older guy with a reasonable European football CV, who should straight away claim from respect from the overseas AWs pros. This is very important. Only thing missing is a top level head coaching role, but he has a few years to 2020 Nations Cup to get up to speed on that.

Also with his TD background in Malaysia, and likely few AWs games next 2 years - he and Heraf can spend sometime with younger NZ coaches and age group sides. Hopefully his appointment is part of a longer term vision, to improve the coaches within NZ.

Of course this smacks of a Heraf appointment. Going to be a few interesting years for NZ football. The two main coaches (AWs & FFs) being older experienced Europeans, having to get along with an otherwise British dominated NZF.

I think having Heraf on board is going to be great long term.