The Ferns haven't been scoring goals for years, going way back before Klimkova.
Limited relevance maybe to the Ferns, but some teams almost become galvanised when they have little faith in their coach. The senior players take over, and say fudge the coach and their tactics, this is the way we are going to play, this is our best chance of getting a result. English rugby team at 2007 Rugby WC - awful in their pool games, then went on a run to the final - a well known example.
For a season or so Richard Hadlee didn't speak to his captain Jeremy Coney (in the days when cricket captains were de facto coaches), yet the Black Caps were beating Australia, England, India etc. Though cricket is very much an individual game within a team sport. Easier to operate yes in a state of semi dysfunction. But I'm sure there are some football examples as well.
Again likely of little relevance to the Ferns, but if Klimkova was that bad a coach, then the senior players should certainly have been raising matters with her, and trying to tweak things to improve the team's scoring chances.
But really if you look at the team's attacking personnel you have I-P Riley now in the WSL, Fraser & Clegg as young fringe NWSL players, and then the rest in middling low quality leagues. Going off their most recent club seasons Hand (1 goal for Lewes FC, now with Unattached FC), Jale (3 goals for Perth), just ain't that good. Rennie playing in lowly Finland. Wilkinson probably finished as a FF. The team's best players are defenders, or deep midfielders. Hope I'm wrong but don't see any quick improvement under a new coach even if it was Sarina Wiegman
Hopefully the new Auckland ALW side can unearth 1 or 2 or 10 - Sarpreet Singhs, Ben Olds, Linda Caicedos or Ela Jerezs. No quick fix
Limited relevance maybe to the Ferns, but some teams almost become galvanised when they have little faith in their coach. The senior players take over, and say fudge the coach and their tactics, this is the way we are going to play, this is our best chance of getting a result. English rugby team at 2007 Rugby WC - awful in their pool games, then went on a run to the final - a well known example.
For a season or so Richard Hadlee didn't speak to his captain Jeremy Coney (in the days when cricket captains were de facto coaches), yet the Black Caps were beating Australia, England, India etc. Though cricket is very much an individual game within a team sport. Easier to operate yes in a state of semi dysfunction. But I'm sure there are some football examples as well.
Again likely of little relevance to the Ferns, but if Klimkova was that bad a coach, then the senior players should certainly have been raising matters with her, and trying to tweak things to improve the team's scoring chances.
But really if you look at the team's attacking personnel you have I-P Riley now in the WSL, Fraser & Clegg as young fringe NWSL players, and then the rest in middling low quality leagues. Going off their most recent club seasons Hand (1 goal for Lewes FC, now with Unattached FC), Jale (3 goals for Perth), just ain't that good. Rennie playing in lowly Finland. Wilkinson probably finished as a FF. The team's best players are defenders, or deep midfielders. Hope I'm wrong but don't see any quick improvement under a new coach even if it was Sarina Wiegman
Hopefully the new Auckland ALW side can unearth 1 or 2 or 10 - Sarpreet Singhs, Ben Olds, Linda Caicedos or Ela Jerezs. No quick fix