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Nienaber set for Bok head coach role and Matt Proudfoot set to join England
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<blockquote data-quote="unrated" data-source="post: 981730" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>Nienaber has never been a head coach. But we can use a few hints to have an idea of how a Springbok team will look under him. </p><p></p><p>Firstly he still works under Erasmus, who still would have an influence. He would remember the game plan and tactics used by these guys in the world Cup and leading up to it. </p><p></p><p>But from an internal perspective. The guy is a defensive genius. A guru. His teams will be defensively astute and World leading first and foremost. Expect the Springboks to set even more defensive records such as the one s they restricted Wales and England to in terms of meters gained. Maybe we will give up some of our attack.</p><p></p><p>Nienaber has shown he can adapt his style with the time. He is a scholar of the game, and only later started coaching this hectic pressing defensive style. I'm guessing if and when the game moves on we will be close to the teams who are pushing it. </p><p></p><p>Weakness? Does he have media skills? Can he manage a dressing room with world Cup winning egos? Will there be a fight over authority? Will any coach taking over the role feel that Rassie is lurking over their shoulder? What if he did not get to choose his own assistants? Is this another case of Alistair Coetzee blaming it on the fact that he did not have a choice of his assistants?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unrated, post: 981730, member: 45773"] Nienaber has never been a head coach. But we can use a few hints to have an idea of how a Springbok team will look under him. Firstly he still works under Erasmus, who still would have an influence. He would remember the game plan and tactics used by these guys in the world Cup and leading up to it. But from an internal perspective. The guy is a defensive genius. A guru. His teams will be defensively astute and World leading first and foremost. Expect the Springboks to set even more defensive records such as the one s they restricted Wales and England to in terms of meters gained. Maybe we will give up some of our attack. Nienaber has shown he can adapt his style with the time. He is a scholar of the game, and only later started coaching this hectic pressing defensive style. I'm guessing if and when the game moves on we will be close to the teams who are pushing it. Weakness? Does he have media skills? Can he manage a dressing room with world Cup winning egos? Will there be a fight over authority? Will any coach taking over the role feel that Rassie is lurking over their shoulder? What if he did not get to choose his own assistants? Is this another case of Alistair Coetzee blaming it on the fact that he did not have a choice of his assistants? [/QUOTE]
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