Why do the Crusaders win?
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@No-Quarter said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I firmly believe that if Robertson didn't take over they wouldn't have had even a quarter of the success they have had recently. He's obviously a really smart coach with deep understanding of the game - that much is self evident. But it's the soft skills that he also brings to the table which make him the complete package. It's one thing to come up with smart game plans to target opposition weaknesses etc, but it's quite another to get the entire squad to so thoroughly buy into those game plans that even when things don't go well, they rarely waver from it. He has every person in that organisation signing from the same song sheet, and that's no mean feat.
What I like is that he obviously empowers his players to develop solutions themselves - the Blues lineout is the most recent example. All coaches do that to an extent but it really seems like it's a big part of his success. That's the kind of leadership that creates confidence and engagement within a team.
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@taniwharugby said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
Well I guess it is only next year now that NZR have to wait for Razor...
NZR should be doing background and canvassing now for post RWC candidates...who is available, who is good enough, who is going to want it.
Who will be willing to reject all other offers to wait for an interview after the RWC...
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@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
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@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
You've made me read my own post twice again, trying to figure out where I said "if we win the rwc, Foster will quit" 😉
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@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
He's not winning so we don't have to worry about it but he would absolutely try to stay on if he did.
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@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
You've made me read my own post twice again, trying to figure out where I said "if we win the rwc, Foster will quit" 😉
Ah yeah, that really is the best case scenario.
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@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
You've made me read my own post twice again, trying to figure out where I said "if we win the rwc, Foster will quit" 😉
You've made me read your post again. What are you saying then?
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@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
You've made me read my own post twice again, trying to figure out where I said "if we win the rwc, Foster will quit" 😉
You've made me read your post again. What are you saying then?
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
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@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
You've made me read my own post twice again, trying to figure out where I said "if we win the rwc, Foster will quit" 😉
You've made me read your post again. What are you saying then?
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
That's not being enigmatic - that's being a fucker!!
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@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris-B said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
If that's his intention, I hope he announces his pending retirement well in advance so we can get on with recruiting someone new.
But, out of interest, why do you think he'd quit if he won? Henry and Hansen both did two RWC cycles as Head Coach.
You've made me read my own post twice again, trying to figure out where I said "if we win the rwc, Foster will quit" 😉
You've made me read your post again. What are you saying then?
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
That's not being enigmatic - that's being a fucker!!
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@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I'll be pretty surprised if Foster stays on after the rwc regardless of the outcome.
I’d tend to say I’d we win the RWC it will be in spite of Foster rather than because of him, but maybe I’m callous.
