I can give Hudson a hundred reasons why us Kiwi's are as hard as nails
I'm not going to though as I don't want to make a scene or hurt his feelings.
Guys that's not what he is saying. He is saying our youngsters don't have the work ethic. Two different things but one usually provides the basis for the other.
I appreciate what you are saying. There is a difference between being mentally tough and not being professional enough. However both do fall under the mental skills umbrella and again in other sports where there is use of mental skills coaches we see NZ athletes performing at a high level.
I would argue that our youngsters do have a decent work ethic, I have watched so many of them over the years put in many hours of training each week for 50 weeks of the year from age 10 through to 17-18. I dont believe this perceived lack of work ethic is the issue, I think the problem is the motivations of players and how their own motivation is being helped/pushed and how those around them are motivated etc. I think our young players do put in the hard yards, I have watched many of them do it, maybe the issue is that they are not exposed to coaching which helps them find the mentality to push for the next level.
It sounds like Hudson has got some specific young proteges in mind. It sounds like he's done things like helped get Musa a club at one point and worked for others. Can understand that part of it.