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| Quote: Saint Simon "Well i'd assume a few would have been left out for next week anyway. I honestly didn't think we played that badly. That said, the tackling is woeful! Why do we insist on going high on everyone? It's the first thing you learn, tackle the legs! Second man in go for the man and ball, but first tackler grab his bloody legs!'"
It's not like that anymore mate. Plsyers are coached to make the play the ball slow as possible by getting 3 in the tackle, the 3rd man will go around the legs.
If the first man takes his legs, it gives the man with the ball a better chance to win a quick play the ball.
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| Quote: St pete "It's not like that anymore mate. Plsyers are coached to make the play the ball slow as possible by getting 3 in the tackle, the 3rd man will go around the legs.
If the first man takes his legs, it gives the man with the ball a better chance to win a quick play the ball.'"
Oh, that plan works really well! Maybe if they had the strength and agility to make man and ball tackle it would work, but we dont, so it doesnt
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| Quote: Saint Simon "Oh, that plan works really well! Maybe if they had the strength and agility to make man and ball tackle it would work, but we dont, so it doesnt'"
All teams are coached that way in super league and NRL. They see it as the whole game is based on who wins the play the ball.
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| Quote: Allez "Well I was wrong. Moon Head has blamed the young players this week. He's done what I HATE a coach doing and criticised players publicly and openly said a few of them will be lucky to play in the next few weeks.
He has much to learn this bloke. Just don't pick them, Don't tell the world you are not going to.
One of these days you may just grow a pair and say you got it wrong Keiron.'"
Take some responsibility yourself kc.your coaching is crap and boring and you have brought nothing different to this team.why on earth is long defence coach.he should be sorting the attack considering he was one of the best attackers we have had.mid season kc was bragging that last season he was in charge of attack and set moves.well guess what kc.it was boring last year as well. Rant over.have a nice everyone. ![Razz icon_razz.gif](images/smilies//icon_razz.gif)
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| I think the job come a year early for KC. Ideally Brown would have done his final year and give KC another year to learn the trade.
I like to see coaches come thru the ranks if I'm honest. Maybe coach the 16s, move up to 19s, become assistant and then get the top job. Being an assistant is totally different than being first team coach.
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| Quote: St pete "I think the job come a year early for KC. Ideally Brown would have done his final year and give KC another year to learn the trade.'"
I was of the view when his appointment was announced that it was too early to appoint Cunningham. However, I don't think another year under Brown is what he needed. What he needs is a couple of years under a couple more coaches with different styles. But even then he might have turned out to be a poor coach. A great player does not equate to a great or even moderately good coach.
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| Well that didn't take long.
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| Quote: SaintsFan "I was of the view when his appointment was announced that it was too early to appoint Cunningham. However, I don't think another year under Brown is what he needed. What he needs is a couple of years under a couple more coaches with different styles. But even then he might have turned out to be a poor coach. A great player does not equate to a great or even moderately good coach.'"
This. From everything I see and hear KC does not come across as a particularly astute coach. The points made above are valid in that this is effectively his second stint at it and during both of them I have witnessed some of the most sterile, unimaginative 'rugby' I have seen since the Murphy days of the 80's.
He could do to learn some lessons in how to handle players and the media from someone like Brian McDermott. There are times in interviews where you can see he is fizzing but you never ever hear him criticise his players publicly.
Kieron seems to think it's clever to do so and you never see him demonstrate an element of humility, the lack of which we are always keen to criticise with another certain coach not too far away from us. I wonder whether he thinks he's untouchable on the basis of his playing exploits?
He picks the team. He coaches them. He's as accountable as the players. Except in his head.
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| Quote: SaintsFan "I was of the view when his appointment was announced that it was too early to appoint Cunningham. However, I don't think another year under Brown is what he needed. What he needs is a couple of years under a couple more coaches with different styles. But even then he might have turned out to be a poor coach. A great player does not equate to a great or even moderately good coach.'"
Exactly, that's why I like a home grown coach to come thru the ranks. Pretty much how Wane has at wigan. He earned his position but KC was groomed and the first players he's coached as head coach is saints first grade.
I'm not bagging KC as its early in his coaching career but I'd have liked to build on the grand final win with a experienced coach.
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| I wasn't a fan of appointing KC but I understand why they did it i.e. who was going to come and coach us for two seasons? (Please don't say a coach like Anderson whose time has been and gone). He's been given the job and deserves to grow into it now. If we seriously struggle then there's a case for reviewing it but we haven't. It's no shame losing in France and it was certainly an improvement on last year's debacle. There's been more than enough magic on display to give evidence to the argument that consistency is our current problem and that's the same problem that every other team in the top six has at the moment. Any talk of change is destabilising. He's been given the chance, let him get on with and recognise that he is still learning and will make mistakes.
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| It's far too early to have a go at KC, he is only 14 games in and was in theory only scheduled to take over in 2016. He needs a full season under his belt where he will have to overcome bad decisions, wrong tactics, man management skills etc. We,ve had a pretty disruptive period with injuries in the backs which has forced him to play a forward down the middle game, Walsh and Burns have not got us in the right attacking mode at the moment, our biggest problem is our consistency in defence and lack of discipline, I,m sure if KC and his gang sort this out we should go OK for the latter part of the season.
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| IMO, one of the major problems is the inherent weakness of SL competition. There are probably no more than three or four clubs capable of winning the title. This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that the players at these clubs KNOW IT.
Provided the top clubs don't suffer a catastrophic loss of form they will all reach the playoffs. Unfortunately, it's only at this stage that they really need to perform. At this point in the season no one wants to give anything away. So they are all playing within themselves to some lesser or greater degree.
We can argue about whether first or second spot is an absolute priority because of the draw - but the truth is it's not. All the top clubs know that providing injuries haven't robbed them of key players and the coaching staff has prepared the players thoroughly - winning from third or even fourth is eminently possible.
I'm not saying Saints or any other side is consciously going easy. But based on the performance at Catalans you couldn't say we are in GF mode, either.
There's a definite mid-season "lull" which takes place in SL. Instead of stretching every sinew to the limit players seem to be playing within themselves. It's a real problem not just for the competition, but fans as well.
I mean, when you think about it - what's the point of the regular season other than an extended period of "warm up" matches for the top teams?
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| It would be interesting to read the thread we had last year that discussed the appointment of KC.
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| Can we all just calm down a bit. We've got a rookie coach, new coaching setup, new captain etc. I'd have taken 3rd after 14 games. And of course, can we really judge/write off Cunningham already? Give him a chance to settle in ffs.
No team is consistent this year. Everytime we think a team looks unbeatable and are gonna run away with it, they end up losing a few on bounce. Only a few points separate the teams from second bottom to fourth.
Cunningham will have them sorted. It's just going to take time to put his own stamp on it.
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| We're all bagging the style, but if was only a few weeks ago that we were playing some very entertaining stuff, a lot of which was centred around Vea and Greenwood attacking the wider channels. They're missing, but surely Wilkin and LMS can fill these roles?
We did a lot to hinder ourselves against Catalans. We were often rushing up so quick that the line was breaking and individuals were getting stepped easily. We also seem unable to get our tails up in defence without giving away a penalty. We also gave Percival's side practically no ball, fair enough when Turner was having so much success, but once he's gone off?
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