All Black Coach - Ian Foster
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At least he's honest in our assessment of him
He also admitted he had a job now, as the head honcho, to "reinvent myself with the public and media" after eight years where his chief role was to complement the style of Steve Hansen. He said he hoped to be seen "in a new light", to be innovative and provide a sense of direction for the team.
And foreign assessment of him too (Lots of articles saying NZ made the right choice, for their teams)
"I'm extremely passionate about adding a new touch to it and to really grow and get some mana back on the field, which we feel we've lost a little bit."
Yes foster, your record as head coach sucks, prove us doubters wrong
*I know that I've got a bit to prove because people will say I never achieved anything with the Chiefs," he said.
"That was a while back. When I speak in the Waikato I introduce myself as the person who coached the Chiefs before they won anything*
Meh
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Worries if the current specialists are maintained :
- Defence (McLeod) : porous, to say the least. I would have liked to see a specialist of the rush defence.
- Kicking from hand (Hill) : was very poor. Is Hill the main culprit or is it because Barrett and Mo'unga don't know how to kick ?
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According to 1 News his team has not been confirmed yet.
Moar, Feek, Plummer, McLeod are all speculation...
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@Bovidae said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
Is Cane more likely to be the captain now? Whitelock isn't playing SR so I am not sure it is right to pick him.
Cane is a better choice anyway. Whitelock is an excellent player but Cane seems like a proper hard bastard. It still beggars belief that he didn't start against the Poms in the SF
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@taniwharugby I find Moaar a bit of a strange pick. He just started at Scarlets as head coach. I don't know for how long he has been appointed, but can't imagine he has an outclause in what is a contract for his first gig as head coach.
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@taniwharugby said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
According to 1 News his team has not been confirmed yet.
Moar, Feek, Plummer, McLeod are all speculation...
Harry Plummer is a busy young man. Hopefully not goal kicking coach...
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@taniwharugby said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@Dolamite we will see how true it is that 'anyone could coach the AB's' is that gets trotted out now and again.
Warren Gatland is getting some of his blows in early ahead of next year's Lions tour, saying "anyone" in New Zealand could coach the All Blacks to an 85 per cent winning record.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11741478
Not many coaches have achieved 85%.
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Hansen had 86.9% (88.8 if you count draws as 50%)
Henry 85.4% (no draws)
Mitchell 82.1% (83.8%)
Smith 70.6% (no draws)
Hart 75.6% ( 77.8%)
Mains 67.6% (69.1%)Thanks to http://www.lassen.co.nz/pickandgo.php
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@Machpants said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
Boks will be happy, apparently
Why South Africans should be rooting for Ian Foster as All Blacks coach - KEO.co.za
South African rugby writer Mark Keohane believes it will benefit the Springboks if Ian Foster is named as Steve Hansen's All Blacks coaching successor
Keo? Pfft
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So we are losing some decent leadership, loose forward balance needs to be figured out. Backline selects itself, depending on how he wants to play.
Its a big opportunity for Foster to make some changes. This will be his team and I'm looking forward to what changes he does make. I'll be disappointed if we don't see some changes in playing style. I think my worry is just more of the same, we need to innovate and push the envelope.Can't help but feel he would be my last choice though.
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@Stargazer said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
What I've seen looks boring.
Nothing wrong with boring if you're winning...
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@mofitzy_ said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
Completely wishful thinking but perhaps they want a caretaker coach until other coaches become available. Of course, if he does well then he keeps the job, so it should be win win.
The key is not just the head coach but the coaching team. Joseph and Brown are a great team but Joseph without Brown not so good
The other aspect is coaches who can understand and get the best from players from very different backgrounds etc. For example I hope they have one at least non white coach or selector.
If Foster can get a team of quality assistant coaches who gel together it could be a great outcome. Plumtree if he is involved would be a great start
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@No-Quarter said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
I recall everyone on here being stoked with the team we selected in Perth...
It was a decent team. I don't think the players were the problem.
The Fern, collectively, had been banging on about how poor our game plans had been since the Lions series.
I maintain that we were right -- it was in the coaching box that we failed, not the players on the pitch.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
Conversely there were high expectations heading into 2000 after the Wayne Smith appointment and things didn’t really pan out that well....
Wayne Smith is the first guy I would put on any coaching list. He's absolutely brilliant.
Our assessment of his ability was correct except one rather key flaw -- he isn't a head coach.
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@mofitzy_ said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
Completely wishful thinking but perhaps they want a caretaker coach until other coaches become available. Of course, if he does well then he keeps the job, so it should be win win.
Under-qualified succession candidates like Foster seem to always get the gig over younger upstarts in instances like this because it is simultaneously harder to turn them down (part of the furniture, sympathy, connections), but easier to fire them in the future (you had your chance, we gave you the benefit of the doubt etc).
It's the wrong way of making decisions and the antithesis of what NZ Rugby is at it's strongest; a meritocracy.
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