SainterK wrote:Not convinced that's all he will modify.
Hard to know what he was trying to achieve this year, let's be honest, the boys butchered the ball incredibly.
He certainly has the ruckman, key forward, and quality users of the footy.
I don't expect Freo to play 'saints footy' next year.
History tells us categorially, that Swans/Saints footy is the only thing he's ever done in the past 10 years.
So I'd be amazed if he completely changed it. That's all he does, and all he ever has done.
He clearly believes in it.
But, surely he's finally got the message that it doesn't work. So I'd imagine he will try to tweak it.
But as a coach, he still does and always has, try to 'stop first, then attack second'.
So I doubt that will change.
And for a new team to learn this, and for it to become 2nd nature to them, will surely take time.
Anyway, as I said, he's no different to any coach now. He had a game plan that caught the comp off guard, but was outdated some time ago.
He needs a new one.
The question is, can he do it successfully? And I'm not talking 'finish top 8, or finish top 4' - I'm talking win the flag.
I still think he's overrated as a coach. And he's clearly become 100 times better since this whole sage came up.