Thompsons piece was crap. Morgan was on the sidelines for that training run as is his right. Terry used to turn up a training on a quite regular basis. Morgan did NOT participate in the training...he took some notes, big deal. Its great to see owners at training. Are we starting to see the good old "tall poppy" syndrome with the NZ media and Gareth?
Did you read the whole article or just the first paragraph? I agree with you about Gareth being allowed at training, but the rest of the article discusses how he should have no direct influence on the training session itself. Ignoring that one silly line about Gareth at training, it's a very good article.
It is a totally crap article. Is the manager allowed to visit the newsroom in his organisation ??
Plus so many holes in the rest of it, more than just the first paragraph
Even says that he has "a good coaching record" with the Nix - show me the silverware (or toilet bowl). When he had total freedom with Terry he didnt produce
"At their best the Phoenix are a gritty, direct, battling side, founded
on stout defence and with enough flair to surprise at the other end of
the park." I didnt know that Ricki had recruited players who dont have an ability to hold the ball and pass it. That all they can do is hoof it, and then not to the right players consistently. How did they become professionals ?? We are not locked into hoofball are we ??
I notice in the interview that Gareth said Ricki is at the forefront of the decision to change, and Ricki has not denied that. The fact is that we havent been good enough under the old style and something needed to happen. The new style has an emphasis on the way we attack, but doesnt say surrender on defence, we cant blame our leaking soft goals on it.
I liked the way we played in the first half on Sunday. The second was poor, there was an obvious midfield gap that didnt get plugged, and the players didnt respond, nor did the coach.
We are getting what we wanted - solid financial backing, long term planning, an emphasisi on Kiwi players, pathways for our talented youth. Only results lacking, they will come...