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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 767511" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>Short memory. Henry took over an All Blacks team that had severe culture problems, poor player attitudes and a less than stellar record in big games. HE changed all of that and rightly deserved his accolades. The All Blacks in 2003 were a team of talented players, but they weren't the most tactically astute of sides and the had a soft underbelly with plenty of poorly managed egos, and alcohol problems to boot by all accounts.</p><p></p><p>Fixing that up was a big job, and Henry did it marvelously and it was a credit to the NZRU that they could see that in spite of their shock 2007 RWC exit. </p><p></p><p>So it's not about it being the All Blacks - it's about the amount of work that was necessary to achieve what they have. I think you're talking this as some slight against the All Blacks, but it's not. It's just a simple statement of fact to say that it is more impressive from a coaching standpoint to take a team of underperformers and have them be contenders, rather than take a wildly successful team with few issues and continue that success.</p><p></p><p>Hansen may well be capable of replicating that elsewhere, but we don't know that yet. Everyone thought Deans was a genius too until he coached the Wallabies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 767511, member: 12207"] Short memory. Henry took over an All Blacks team that had severe culture problems, poor player attitudes and a less than stellar record in big games. HE changed all of that and rightly deserved his accolades. The All Blacks in 2003 were a team of talented players, but they weren't the most tactically astute of sides and the had a soft underbelly with plenty of poorly managed egos, and alcohol problems to boot by all accounts. Fixing that up was a big job, and Henry did it marvelously and it was a credit to the NZRU that they could see that in spite of their shock 2007 RWC exit. So it's not about it being the All Blacks - it's about the amount of work that was necessary to achieve what they have. I think you're talking this as some slight against the All Blacks, but it's not. It's just a simple statement of fact to say that it is more impressive from a coaching standpoint to take a team of underperformers and have them be contenders, rather than take a wildly successful team with few issues and continue that success. Hansen may well be capable of replicating that elsewhere, but we don't know that yet. Everyone thought Deans was a genius too until he coached the Wallabies. [/QUOTE]
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