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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1067852" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>I understand Google Translate! But rely on people throwing links under my nose ( <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) as the Russian alphabet is unreadable to me! For example, I assume your Avatar is CSKA Moscow (UCKA) and that is about the limit of my ability. </p><p></p><p>Muir sounds like a Conor O'Shea character when he started with Italy except Muir has a better pedigree at the top level (and some Italian fans think credit for the improvement in Italy u20s lies elsewhere). If I was a promising young Russian coach like Alexander Yanyushkin at Penza (who has already coached a winning Russian side in Georgia), I would be welcoming such input if the language barrier can be overcome. Muir may help me develop as a coach, to help me improve my team and ultimately may make me qualified to lead Russia in the future. </p><p></p><p>Generally, I do not favour the appointment of anglophone coaches for the sake of it or the assumption that for rugby, anglophone = better. For example, I prefer Georgia having Levan Maisashvili to Milton Haig (whose track record was incomparably inferior to Muir's and simply could not get anything productive out of the Georgian backs). But when someone has been a runner up in what was THE top flight club tournament and is an expert in developing coaching talent then I think they have plenty pedigree to improve a Tier2 nation on and off the pitch. </p><p></p><p>I do think Russia have missed a trick not trying to capture some of the South Africans on residency against Chile (if any of them had 3 year residency) as this would have helped Muir transition the side over to the next generation. As I say though, I won't expect much improvement before 2024 and the second Chile test showed that younger Russian players need a lot of assistance.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure who Russian fans would have preferred as coach. A return to Pervukhin or a very early gamble on Yanyushkin would be about the only credible alternatives I could think of?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1067852, member: 74121"] I understand Google Translate! But rely on people throwing links under my nose ( ;) ) as the Russian alphabet is unreadable to me! For example, I assume your Avatar is CSKA Moscow (UCKA) and that is about the limit of my ability. Muir sounds like a Conor O'Shea character when he started with Italy except Muir has a better pedigree at the top level (and some Italian fans think credit for the improvement in Italy u20s lies elsewhere). If I was a promising young Russian coach like Alexander Yanyushkin at Penza (who has already coached a winning Russian side in Georgia), I would be welcoming such input if the language barrier can be overcome. Muir may help me develop as a coach, to help me improve my team and ultimately may make me qualified to lead Russia in the future. Generally, I do not favour the appointment of anglophone coaches for the sake of it or the assumption that for rugby, anglophone = better. For example, I prefer Georgia having Levan Maisashvili to Milton Haig (whose track record was incomparably inferior to Muir's and simply could not get anything productive out of the Georgian backs). But when someone has been a runner up in what was THE top flight club tournament and is an expert in developing coaching talent then I think they have plenty pedigree to improve a Tier2 nation on and off the pitch. I do think Russia have missed a trick not trying to capture some of the South Africans on residency against Chile (if any of them had 3 year residency) as this would have helped Muir transition the side over to the next generation. As I say though, I won't expect much improvement before 2024 and the second Chile test showed that younger Russian players need a lot of assistance. I'm not sure who Russian fans would have preferred as coach. A return to Pervukhin or a very early gamble on Yanyushkin would be about the only credible alternatives I could think of? [/QUOTE]
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