For a Ross Fanboy you don't seem familiar with some of his core coaching beliefs, he stated he never studied our list when him and Basset were sharing a glass of red in the spa bath, he has also said he didn't study the lists when he took on the coaching role first time around and also when he took on Freo, although he did say he was aware of the talent on our list when he took the job first time around...he would have had to be living under a rock not to know how overflowing with raw talent that list possessed so not much study required in that instance.Teflon wrote: ↑Thu 29 Dec 2022 10:14amI tend to agreespert wrote: ↑Thu 29 Dec 2022 9:47am What I hope Lyon will bring, is an improvement in overall team performance- especially consistency. Some of our bad or unexpected losses in the last year or two, was due to the team as a whole not having a real crack at the contest. Sure we want certain players to step up, but I feel that we expect more than they can deliver.
As someone said to me recently….this list is not a typical Lyon list to take on….it doesn’t have a strong A grade group like 2009 Saints or Freo with stars available (it’s why I personally think Lyon would’ve loved Carlton…they have more of it and ought to be challenging and he likes it)
But what Lyon clearly sees with us is numerous players (may not be Fyfe level) who haven’t reached potential
IF he drags that out of them AND we can add some additional A grade talent over time he’ll get his list
It’s not normal Lyon style though so will be intriguing
But I agree with your point - Lyon’s strong suit has always been delivering teams that when st their best show up consistently
It will take him 2-3 years imo to get where he wants
He's also firm on his belief he doesn't coach skills, interesting considering he's taken on a list well short on talent and skill, my question to you is, do you know what his plan is to improve the talent and skill of the list? This area of his coaching will be fascinating to watch.
I share the sentiment of Spert's comment, maybe you are expecting more than many players will be able to deliver?