At least this isn't a blatant stepping stone job like Hudson's was.
What's wrong with having a coach using the All Whites as a stepping stone? Ideally that'd benefit both parties. I think it's the type of coach NZF should have gone for.
Took us to the 2nd leg in Lima at 0-0, when most on here predicted the AWs would be smashed. Were still a chance in the 2nd leg at 1-0 down, until defensive blunder from a corner in 2nd half, killed us off.
Also team is now pretty happy and well settled (if the big guns like Reid are available), even after the 4 recent retirements. Post Mexico playoffs AWs setup was a mess.