Thanks Wusty for posting that. Its very interesting, although I'm not sure what to make of it.
Clearly, there was a divide between player expectations and Management control, and thats not the first time in recent years. Reports from the Olympics suggest there is still a divide after Klimkova\s departure.
I do think modern football can mean Coaches are too controlling, and I believe they should nurture the skills and talents of the team more. But the players here seem to think they havent been given enough direction.
Maybe thats because the coaching generally has become too detailed and robotic, rather than offering a base plan that relies on the skills of the players to work out whats best on the pitch. That is certainly my way of operating, as I think the surprise and intuition of players is being removed by oppressive instructions and demands.
The last thing I want in a players head when they receive a ball is "now, what im supposed to do here is to ..."
Maybe Im just old fashioned...
Clearly, there was a divide between player expectations and Management control, and thats not the first time in recent years. Reports from the Olympics suggest there is still a divide after Klimkova\s departure.
I do think modern football can mean Coaches are too controlling, and I believe they should nurture the skills and talents of the team more. But the players here seem to think they havent been given enough direction.
Maybe thats because the coaching generally has become too detailed and robotic, rather than offering a base plan that relies on the skills of the players to work out whats best on the pitch. That is certainly my way of operating, as I think the surprise and intuition of players is being removed by oppressive instructions and demands.
The last thing I want in a players head when they receive a ball is "now, what im supposed to do here is to ..."
Maybe Im just old fashioned...
Clearly Klimkova was just not good at her job. It sounds to me like she may have had some kind of an idea of what she wanted but couldnt communicate it to the players and they in turn couldnt produce what she wanted. This upsets her, and then the players got hurt upset cos they were losing, confused and uncertain about the plan!
I listen to Cheify and how he talks about giving the players the plans and letting them do the job on the field. That's how it should be! BUT, you have to be a good communicator to get the plan across to the entire squad and you have to be able to get everyone to buy into it. Klimkova was not a good communicator, she barely seemed to be able to get three sentences straight. As a player I'd have hated trying to understand what she wanted especially if she was getting angry or riled up about something!
NZF need to take some responsibility for this mess, they hired her on some believe that Klimkova knew New Zealand football from her two years with the U17 and as an assistant to the Ferns in 13/14. That's two coaching fudge ups since 2018. I can't recall how good or bad Heraf was before Semanni and Klimkova?
Oh wait yes I do, he was the "we'll never have the quality to beat good teams" guy after losing to Japan. So that's almost a decade of bad coaching decisions, and we wonder why this team is going backwards?