It's not unrealistic for Wood & Bell plus other senior players to be thinking along those lines. Apart from the age group stuff, all Bazeley's coaching experience with men has been as an assistant. Hudson with AWs & Colorado in MLS, plus AWs with Hay. Different being the main man. More responsibility, more pressure.
It's bloody obvious DB wasn't NZF's 1st or 2nd choice. The wallflower. But seemingly no one better has applied, who hasn't then spat their cup of tea out their nose when NZF's mentioned the salary.
My initial thoughts are: John Herdman would have been great and can see why NZF were holding out for him initially, but in the mean time Darren Bazeley has done a decent job as interim and they had to move on eventually. Thought they were very good in the first 45 v Qatar. https://t.co/FpLyPyRoTp
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) July 3, 2023