Interesting.....or not : Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:55 pm  

It is quite interesting sometimes on here reading stuff, and then actually reading the coaches comments after games. There is a certain someone on here who does tend to go slightly OTT whenever we are behind in a game, and thankfully more often than not we've proven him wrong by coming back and winning If though him, or anyone else for that matter, said something like, I have to question the mental resolve of some players, or, some of them raised the white flag and basically 'gave in' or words to that effect, they would be lambasted probably by most on here, for being negative, unrealistic etc, but that is exactly what CC said in his post match press conference, yet no-one actually comments on it on here?! Now obviously, he's a paid, qualified coach, the majority on here are fans, some ex players, maybe who have coached at levels as well, but if that is a coaches observation, then he's every right to express his views on the game, or should I say he's duty bound to do so. So, people who actually went last night, do you agree with his comments or not??

I couldn't make the game, or manage to hear it on the radio, so can only go on reports, and I've seen the tries. I'm slightly disappointed in the way the tries were scored in the 2nd half, I hoped before the game if we were still in it with 20 to go, we would finish the stronger because of their short turnaround etc, but hey ho, you can't win em all can you! Maybe things are levelling off a bit now, after all Salford have now lost 3 league games on the bounce, Huddersfield and Widnes are performing better, mainly because they have got some key men back. I still think we have a couple more wins in us, if we finish 5th or 6th after 23 games, that would be a terrific effort.

Re: Interesting.....or not : Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:25 pm  

Often, when a coach criticises in this manner, it is directly linked to a disparity between training and the match itself.

You have a real eye for how a training session went. Did you hit your push points? Was the energy there? Did everyone understand their role in the game plan? If all those things are in place and you've game planned to your sqad's fitness and skill levels, then you've every reason to wonder what happened.

A frustrated coach usually leads to a very in depth and awkward video session.

Re: Interesting.....or not : Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:34 pm  

TrinFanX wrote:

Often, when a coach criticises in this manner, it is directly linked to a disparity between training and the match itself.

You have a real eye for how a training session went. Did you hit your push points? Was the energy there? Did everyone understand their role in the game plan? If all those things are in place and you've game planned to your sqad's fitness and skill levels, then you've every reason to wonder what happened.

A frustrated coach usually leads to a very in depth and awkward video session.

Well we've all heard loads of times coaches say, we didn't play how we trained all week etc, problem with that is, in training there's no opposition in front of you! In a match situation, also there are loads of unforeseen imponderables, the weather could change, you can't legislate for blatant official errors, your star player could break his leg after 5 minutes, etc, etc.....point i'm trying to make is, I've noticed before Chester doesn't pull any punches sometimes, he's used the word dishonest more than once, and I just find it interesting no-one ever seems to comment on his after match words.