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<blockquote data-quote="Umaga&#039;s Witness" data-source="post: 1054034" data-attributes="member: 65365"><p>So foster has been re signed til after the World Cup. Not really sure what to say about it….</p><p></p><p>…. ive never been convinced by foster, thought he was an odd choice when he came in as assistant, and certainly wasn't successful when he was head coach of Waikato. I'm not to know how well he coaches of course, i only see results, and results are about more than one person. So I've been open minded that maybe he is alright.</p><p></p><p>what I have liked is that he has identified the same issue I did in terms of our failings at the World Cup - the opposite coach worked us out, and we didnt adapt. And he identified the same solution I did - that the players need to be able to adapt, to be less programmed in their ways, rather than just having more plans available to pick from. And because I'm always right, foster must be too.</p><p></p><p>taking this approach takes time, will inevitably result in a steep learning curve for players (especially players coming from more structured teams, highlanders players have no issue), so a lack of results at first, and so in that sense I can forgive an imperfect record. </p><p></p><p>but despite me always being right, does this approach put too much pressure on the players? World cups are stressful events and most players don't cope, aren't able to think under that extra pressure. I think you need a mix of leaving it up to the players and developing alternative plans they can draw from. Have we gone too far with the former? Perhaps we will develop the latter at a later point.</p><p></p><p>and then there's Scott Robertson. Very successful, and there's no evidence to suggest hes anything but the best coach available. But you do have to wonder, given his highly structured approach and the quality of opposition coaches, will his success translate to the next level? I think the important thing would be to get the right assistants. If he was able to get tony brown, I think that combination would work.</p><p></p><p>then there's gatland. No.</p><p></p><p>as for now I think I am ok with foster.</p><p></p><p>but jordie isn't a right winger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umaga's Witness, post: 1054034, member: 65365"] So foster has been re signed til after the World Cup. Not really sure what to say about it…. …. ive never been convinced by foster, thought he was an odd choice when he came in as assistant, and certainly wasn’t successful when he was head coach of Waikato. I’m not to know how well he coaches of course, i only see results, and results are about more than one person. So I’ve been open minded that maybe he is alright. what I have liked is that he has identified the same issue I did in terms of our failings at the World Cup - the opposite coach worked us out, and we didnt adapt. And he identified the same solution I did - that the players need to be able to adapt, to be less programmed in their ways, rather than just having more plans available to pick from. And because I’m always right, foster must be too. taking this approach takes time, will inevitably result in a steep learning curve for players (especially players coming from more structured teams, highlanders players have no issue), so a lack of results at first, and so in that sense I can forgive an imperfect record. but despite me always being right, does this approach put too much pressure on the players? World cups are stressful events and most players don’t cope, aren’t able to think under that extra pressure. I think you need a mix of leaving it up to the players and developing alternative plans they can draw from. Have we gone too far with the former? Perhaps we will develop the latter at a later point. and then there’s Scott Robertson. Very successful, and there’s no evidence to suggest hes anything but the best coach available. But you do have to wonder, given his highly structured approach and the quality of opposition coaches, will his success translate to the next level? I think the important thing would be to get the right assistants. If he was able to get tony brown, I think that combination would work. then there’s gatland. No. as for now I think I am ok with foster. but jordie isn’t a right winger. [/QUOTE]
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