Right....here we go ...I'm gonna defend RoLy here, and for the past 2 or 3 years that has been an uncommon occurance.
I dont agree with the "holier than thou" attitudes expressed on the previous pages.
Tabs - prior to 2018...maybe the last bit of 2017....was a serious "underperformer".
In my humble view, his performances / attitude / approach to the game left a lot to be desired. There is no doubt he would have been on the recieving end of a few bollockings. Whether these were public, or in the changerooms is completely irrelevant.
These are professional footballers, getting paid a lot, and ,yes, there are high expectations.
I fully support RoLy and Roger giving him a bollocking, and you are on now-non-planet Pluto if you think otherwise.
There are many of us on these pages who have played a highish level of sport - dont tell me none of you havent been on the back of a tirade, and dont tell me you did not respond - in either a positive or negative manner - to it.
RoLy is perfectly entitled to pull the strings however he wishes to get a response out of a player. If he chose to 'let him have it' on the track...well...I am sure there was good reason for it, and more subtle approaches had been tried beforehand - to no avail.
Toughen up, Princess, if you dont like it!!
Off course, it never works "One way,all the time". I think, clearly, that coaches like Barrassi & Eade -who flew of the handle "all the time" - probably lost the playing group within a few years. Having said that, they probably also gained some pretty quick success.
Then again, "softly, softly" coaches probably lost their jobs pretty quickly. Maybe Drum and Bolten are some of these types.
The skilled coach would utilise several different techniques to match players person's and individuality. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' way - premierships are the only measure.
The art of coaching is surely to use several techniques to ' try and push player's buttons' to get playing responses 'above and beyond'. Bollicking or berating is just one of them.
I, for one, fully support RoLy on this matter, and think it juvenile & petty if he cops criticism for this incident. I will not 'throw spears' at him for doing this.
However, as for his pre-2019 game plan, ...well.....he deserves all that he gets.....!
