All Black Coach - Ian Foster

[Stargazer]

Interview with Ian Foster on the Breakdown (11 Feb 2020). Starts at approx. 18'00" (watch until the end).

[nzzp]

@Stargazer thanks fella.

Any comment on it - i'm looking forward to watching it later?

[Tim]

"We need to figure out how to play teams physically when they play us physically. More and more teams are wanting to prevent us from playing."

Yes.

[voodoo]

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

"We need to figure out how to play teams physically when they play us physically. More and more teams are wanting to prevent us from playing."

Yes.

Jeez, that's some new wisdom right there. Next he'll tell us that forwards win games, you have to win the gain line, and the set piece is quite important.

[booboo]

@voodoo said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

"We need to figure out how to play teams physically when they play us physically. More and more teams are wanting to prevent us from playing."

Yes.

Jeez, that's some new wisdom right there. Next he'll tell us that forwards win games, you have to win the gain line, and the set piece is quite important.

What do you want him to say?

[Tim]

@voodoo It's one thing to think it, but quite another for the coach to publicly acknowledge a critical failing of the team.

[canefan]

@voodoo said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

"We need to figure out how to play teams physically when they play us physically. More and more teams are wanting to prevent us from playing."

Yes.

Jeez, that's some new wisdom right there. Next he'll tell us that forwards win games, you have to win the gain line, and the set piece is quite important.

Well he had to say something other than the truth, which is you win the battle up front before you can spin it wide

[antipodean]

I like that he was honest about it. That alone fills me with confidence that they're going to address it.

[canefan]

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

@voodoo It's one thing to think it, but quite another for the coach to publicly acknowledge a critical failing of the team.

It's basically the story of the RWC semi-final loss. If he tries to harden us up then I'm all for it. Bring back some smash mouth rugby

[voodoo]

@booboo 🤷‍♂️ You're never going to get anything tactical out of these conferences, just some generic babble speak. Not really sure why they bother at all

[Higgins]

Hopefully Ian Foster has a Gary Stead cluase in his contract foring him to take a break between August 8 and September 26.

[Tim]

[taniwharugby]

@Tim it is good they have addressed where the issues are, whether they can make the required changes is the key.

Although I think the way he describes it doesnt sound that good (from a coaching POV)

[Machpants]

@Tim I liked that post but I don't like it what it shows. Shitburgers from ABs and there's been no change in management

[Chris]

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

Still doesn't fill me with Much confidence in Foster in fact in reinforces some things about him for me.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/121147118/scott-robertson-says-sir-graham-henry-put-me-in-a-corner-during-all-blacks-interview

[Hooroo]

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/121147118/scott-robertson-says-sir-graham-henry-put-me-in-a-corner-during-all-blacks-interview

I opened that thinking it was going to be a big whine by Robertson. It was the opposite.

Kudos to him from getting strength from a tough interview.

[Nepia]

@Hooroo said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

@Tim said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/121147118/scott-robertson-says-sir-graham-henry-put-me-in-a-corner-during-all-blacks-interview

I opened that thinking it was going to be a big whine by Robertson. It was the opposite.

Kudos to him from getting strength from a tough interview.

I actually opened that thinking it would be the opposite ... the headline just seemed to sensationalist.

[Dice]

@Hooroo Some people on here had a whine on his behalf. They said Ted was being a meanie.

[Hooroo]

@Dice said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:

@Hooroo Some people on here had a whine on his behalf. They said Ted was being a meanie.

He is a meanie doesn’t mean he was wrong 😃