Comments on: The cringe still lives http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:49:12 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Frank Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:03:41 +0000 http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/#comment-336 Dean, The achivements as a player differ greatly from those as a coach. Nobody will crap on Maradona's achievements as a player, but he was seriously possibly the worst coach in the world and every team that he coached ended up in the crap. Arnold should have done what he said he was going to do in the beginning: go OS and get quality coaching experience at club level, learn and then bring that back home. He got handed the national job on a platter, got stars in his eyes and the results are plain for all to see. I assume he intended for Australia to win a medal, but everything he did at the Olympics suggested otherwise. He didn't show enough ability to even attempt to carry out those intentions. It was horrid stuff to watch. Dean,

The achivements as a player differ greatly from those as a coach. Nobody will crap on Maradona’s achievements as a player, but he was seriously possibly the worst coach in the world and every team that he coached ended up in the crap.

Arnold should have done what he said he was going to do in the beginning: go OS and get quality coaching experience at club level, learn and then bring that back home. He got handed the national job on a platter, got stars in his eyes and the results are plain for all to see.

I assume he intended for Australia to win a medal, but everything he did at the Olympics suggested otherwise. He didn’t show enough ability to even attempt to carry out those intentions. It was horrid stuff to watch.

]]> By: Dean http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Dean Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:03:31 +0000 http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/#comment-332 I am the first to admit that Arnold's influence/tactics/selections over the Olyroos was negative big-time but we mustn't forget his intentions and all the good that he has done as a player for the green and gold. Ultimately, he has Australia's best interest at heart and the FFA is right in backing him as we don't want to banish people like him from the game in Australia as I think he still has alot to offer even if its not as a coach. I am the first to admit that Arnold’s influence/tactics/selections over the Olyroos was negative big-time but we mustn’t forget his intentions and all the good that he has done as a player for the green and gold.

Ultimately, he has Australia’s best interest at heart and the FFA is right in backing him as we don’t want to banish people like him from the game in Australia as I think he still has alot to offer even if its not as a coach.

]]> By: Frank http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Frank Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:54:10 +0000 http://www.realfootball.com.au/the-cringe-still-lives/2008/08/20/#comment-331 I'll never forget Guus replacing Poppa with Bresciano at the World Cup against Brasil. It was the kind of sub that made you yell "Fuck yeah, lets go in swinging". Arnold took us back 20 years in mentality. I’ll never forget Guus replacing Poppa with Bresciano at the World Cup against Brasil. It was the kind of sub that made you yell “Fuck yeah, lets go in swinging”. Arnold took us back 20 years in mentality.

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