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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 948128" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>back when Cooper was appointed chiefs coach it always felt like it was a stopgap till Gatland was free to come home. Cooper previously left the Hurricanes coaching job saying the travel and time away from family coaching super rugby was more than he liked and it didn't make sense for him to come in and be a long time coach at the chiefs. Now he's left sighting the same reasons. But it seems like this was always the plan...</p><p></p><p>Then there is the All Black equation. Gatland is likely to apply for the All Blacks job. But if the All Blacks win the WC this year you have to say that Foster would be likely to get the job if he applies, how do you say no to a WC winning current coach? Then what becomes of Gatland? Is Gatland's ego too big to take on an assistant coach role? Is he just coming back to the chiefs to be close to home for a shift into the AB's. It seemed like Dave Rennie wasn't keen on coming in as an assistant. He would surely have been offered an assistant role for the All Blacks.</p><p></p><p>The way the All Blacks have been coached since Henry took over has been the world benchmark IMO. Sure Henry was the head coach and then Hansen but it seems like the assistants like Hansen, smith and now Foster have as much maybe more input into the side coaching than the head coaches. it seems like the natural progression is for Foster to take over and Gatland or Robinson to come in as an assistant. That system of progression worked wonders with Hansen coming in. But my gut tells me Gatlands EGO is too big to take an assistant role to Foster, does he understand that getting the keys to the best team in the world requires he puts in some time as an assistant to get the lay of the land first? I doubt foster will go more than 1 cycle if he gets the job. But I also think Foster is selfless enough that he would let Gat's come in as head and keep an assistant role. Now I'm just rambling....</p><p></p><p>But there is a lot on Foster this year. in the season before a WC innovation takes a back seat a bit, attack in particular. But for WC year innovation and a new winning gameplan is a must and for sure a big chunk of that responsibility falls squarely on Ian Foster. The team will need to have new tactics and playstyle through the pool phases, have winning recipes for the tough sides we meet on the way then ultimately a plan for the final which is always a game unlike any other. Like the rulebook goes out the window. All knowing that the All Blacks are the most analysed team in the world and any team that comes up against them will give it everything and likely push the boundaries and laws doing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 948128, member: 43875"] back when Cooper was appointed chiefs coach it always felt like it was a stopgap till Gatland was free to come home. Cooper previously left the Hurricanes coaching job saying the travel and time away from family coaching super rugby was more than he liked and it didn't make sense for him to come in and be a long time coach at the chiefs. Now he's left sighting the same reasons. But it seems like this was always the plan... Then there is the All Black equation. Gatland is likely to apply for the All Blacks job. But if the All Blacks win the WC this year you have to say that Foster would be likely to get the job if he applies, how do you say no to a WC winning current coach? Then what becomes of Gatland? Is Gatland's ego too big to take on an assistant coach role? Is he just coming back to the chiefs to be close to home for a shift into the AB's. It seemed like Dave Rennie wasn't keen on coming in as an assistant. He would surely have been offered an assistant role for the All Blacks. The way the All Blacks have been coached since Henry took over has been the world benchmark IMO. Sure Henry was the head coach and then Hansen but it seems like the assistants like Hansen, smith and now Foster have as much maybe more input into the side coaching than the head coaches. it seems like the natural progression is for Foster to take over and Gatland or Robinson to come in as an assistant. That system of progression worked wonders with Hansen coming in. But my gut tells me Gatlands EGO is too big to take an assistant role to Foster, does he understand that getting the keys to the best team in the world requires he puts in some time as an assistant to get the lay of the land first? I doubt foster will go more than 1 cycle if he gets the job. But I also think Foster is selfless enough that he would let Gat's come in as head and keep an assistant role. Now I'm just rambling.... But there is a lot on Foster this year. in the season before a WC innovation takes a back seat a bit, attack in particular. But for WC year innovation and a new winning gameplan is a must and for sure a big chunk of that responsibility falls squarely on Ian Foster. The team will need to have new tactics and playstyle through the pool phases, have winning recipes for the tough sides we meet on the way then ultimately a plan for the final which is always a game unlike any other. Like the rulebook goes out the window. All knowing that the All Blacks are the most analysed team in the world and any team that comes up against them will give it everything and likely push the boundaries and laws doing it. [/QUOTE]
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