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Italy new coach (after RWC): Nick Mallet
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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 151306"><p>All too true mate. Mallet`s strengths are in the forwards, he can generally get any pack to play to their full potential. That`s a scary thought if you look at guys like Castrogiovanni, Parisse, Bergamasco and Bortolami.</p><p></p><p>Mallet`s also a coach who prides himself on being open to outside influence. One of the biggest criticisms of his Bok tenure in SA was that he was influenced too much by the Brumbies style at the time. Which was a ridiculous criticism really- if you can hold onto your traditional strengths and add some new tricks to your armour, by all means do so. </p><p></p><p>If there is maybe one area of concern in his coaching, it is his player management style. Mallet generally wears his heart on his sleeve, and is bound to really have a go at his players, in a very public forum, if things go awry. Gaffie Du Toit`s never really recovered from the bollocking he received at the hands of Mallett after a particularly poor individual effort in an away tri nations game. This could be difficult for some of the more volatile Italian players to deal with, but I genuinely think that his time with Stade France might`ve mellowed him a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 151306"] All too true mate. Mallet`s strengths are in the forwards, he can generally get any pack to play to their full potential. That`s a scary thought if you look at guys like Castrogiovanni, Parisse, Bergamasco and Bortolami. Mallet`s also a coach who prides himself on being open to outside influence. One of the biggest criticisms of his Bok tenure in SA was that he was influenced too much by the Brumbies style at the time. Which was a ridiculous criticism really- if you can hold onto your traditional strengths and add some new tricks to your armour, by all means do so. If there is maybe one area of concern in his coaching, it is his player management style. Mallet generally wears his heart on his sleeve, and is bound to really have a go at his players, in a very public forum, if things go awry. Gaffie Du Toit`s never really recovered from the bollocking he received at the hands of Mallett after a particularly poor individual effort in an away tri nations game. This could be difficult for some of the more volatile Italian players to deal with, but I genuinely think that his time with Stade France might`ve mellowed him a bit. [/QUOTE]
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