Where should I start? Was it his comments about having recruited well in the off season, the comments the AFL investigation had no impact on the football department which he later indicated may not have been true. Or maybe the constant comments about having so many players with under 50 games experience (who decided to replace 14 players?), the comments that Melbourne trained so well in the preseason and played well in the Preseason Cup so he could not understand the 148 point flogging by Essendon was a particular favourite. But do I need to go on?
Melbourne FC won four games last season and will likely only win one or maybe two this year (I hope I am wrong). The Issue with the Club come from more than the Senior Coach but we all have to start somewhere.
I see no passion in his coaching or with his players. Is it wrong to expect the coach to get fired up after massive losses or do we expect them to roll over and make excuse after excuse, Even a modification to the game play (if we have one) would be nice. Even if he has the world best game play why not stage the player’s development of it!
I do in fact appreciate hearing the truth from someone I respect (not someone who is simply making excuses) and consider would assist the Club to be as AWESOME as it should be. The current Senior Coach will never get this Club to the final eight, let alone win a Grand Final! The final straw was a the loss to a third year Club, last week (Melbourne FC came so close to losing to a second year Club a few weeks ago).
There is a difference between knowing there a problem and having the skill and experience to resolve them.
I will no longer sit back and say nothing about how Melbourne FC is being run in the football department, I would be more than happy to say I was wrong (as my heart beats true for the red and blue) if things improve quickly!
Melbourne FC Forever!