Looks like it might have been (at least partly) a player revolt after all
Leaked letter to Football Ferns players reveals a ‘restorative process’ is underway weeks out from OlympicsNot surprised, as mrsmiis says this whole thing has been shambolic and simply embarrassing. Not just from the managerial side but from the players as well. Just a gross lack of professionalism from all parties. NZF for hiring someone who is clearly out of their depth for such a long time, which has lead to a continuation of a pretty shark environment by all accounts but also the senior players again showing their disrespect for the country they are supposed to be representing - why did this have to be so public? Surely everyone could have just got on with the job at had an in-house review at the end of it all where it all gets aired and sorted. Having a manager/coach leave in the middle of scheduled games is a terrible look.
Although.......if the senior players were an issue, wouldn't the coach just not select them? That's what I would do?
(to be fair, I think that the senior Ferns must be a bolshie lot, as this theme seems to come up a lot regardless of the manager, but I can't marry that up with they are being constantly selected. If someone's a pain, don't pick them)