The future of the coaching staff

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Googly
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The knives are out for Ratshit on social media, which unfortunately deflect from the real issues. Simple for most sporting boards- have a bad run and sack the coach and give yourself a pay increase for a job well done

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Even Larry is having a pop at rajput on twitter

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That whole crew of "journalists" have left it late to say anything vaguely truthful. :lol: or push for any credibility.
In fact if they say what we think you end up doubting yourself. :lol:

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Rajput can't control how bad our domestic system is, he can't control the lack of players coming through over the past 10 years, he can't control the talent retention, etc etc. He can't control selection. He can't control injuries and unavailability of players currently.

But......

The things he can control have been a failure. The current team has no identity at all. There is no consistency. The batting order changes every game. Nobody knows their roles. The team doesn't play with any particular style or philosophy. The players don't seem motivated or look like they care (on the rare occasions we are afforded the luxury of a live stream/broadcast). We have herd the players don't respect him and that they consider Matsikenyeri the real head coach.

He's had four whole years and this was supposed to be his preferred format. The team look clueless on the field. We didn't have many world class cricketers on the field today, but come on....they are better than this. Surely.

And that's before we even get to the whole too-busy-doing-media-work-in-India debacle.

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Maybe if he lost his job it might at least put the frighteners on a few other people and encourage them to up their games in their respective roles.

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It's unlikely to be a performance based contract so I'm sure he'd love to fuck off and take a 3 year salary with him.
Unlike Phil Simmonds, Streak and others, Ratshit will be paid in full because for sure he's got something on these guys, waaay too smart for them.

Nobody is frightened here, bud. It's a family run business. As long as you can ingratiate yourself you're in for the long haul. One ounce of dissent and you're gone. Don't do too well or they'll cut you down to size. Be below average, bob and tug your forelock, tythe and say your daily prayers and don't get impatient for your salary, even if it's months overdue. It's the way of things here.

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At least we need a coach who is invested in the team and cares about winning.
Come back mangongo all is forgiven ☺️☺️😂😂

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secretzimbo wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 4:59 pm
Rajput can't control how bad our domestic system is, he can't control the lack of players coming through over the past 10 years, he can't control the talent retention, etc etc. He can't control selection. He can't control injuries and unavailability of players currently.

But......

The things he can control have been a failure. The current team has no identity at all. There is no consistency. The batting order changes every game. Nobody knows their roles. The team doesn't play with any particular style or philosophy. The players don't seem motivated or look like they care (on the rare occasions we are afforded the luxury of a live stream/broadcast). We have herd the players don't respect him and that they consider Matsikenyeri the real head coach.

He's had four whole years and this was supposed to be his preferred format. The team look clueless on the field. We didn't have many world class cricketers on the field today, but come on....they are better than this. Surely.

And that's before we even get to the whole too-busy-doing-media-work-in-India debacle.
Idiot, Rajput is not an administrator of ZC that he will control domestic, selection, players retention. He has been given coaching job and teach the players how to play a bowl according to merit and create plan of bowling out opponents.Its the unskilled players who can't take his teaching, same Rajput had great numbers when he was with Afghan cricket

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Idiot. Why did they release him if he was so good?
He should fuck off back to where he will be appreciated, as should you. He's being retained for longer in a post where he's failing than where he's supposedly successful.
If only every failed coach could say (in a whining voice)- but they didn't listen to me!
Or worse- but they didn't have the skills to follow my instructions.
What were his instructions?
You, you and you go at 130% and hit hundreds.
You you and you bowl back of a length, top of off at 140.
Why aren't you listening to me?

A coach's job is to impart knowledge by whatever means necessary for the player to absorb it, put it into muscle memory and to have the physical and mental ability to execute it. If you can't do that as a coach then you're not one.
This is the problem 99% of coaches have actually. They talk the right things (which are generally basic and obvious and can be gotten from any manual), but won't put in the hard yards to get a player to manage to do it. Standing at the top of a net and watching a session with your fellow assistants and occasionally shouting advice is not coaching.

The only thing he has in his defence is he has a group of players not brimming with talent or confidence. But a handful have enough.
When Houghton, Fletcher, Flower and Co were trying to get us Test status they were in the same boat. They had to figure out how to win, and it took hard work and effort. Can't do that when you spend 90% of your time on another continent. He's a shameless piece of shit is what he is, as are you.

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But no one person is to blame in a team sport. In a single game unfortunalty it generally comes down to that, but over a period of time there are many factors.
We lack top quality players, no-one disputes that, but you can win without then, it's why it's called a team.
Our players don't practice enough and they don't get paid enough and there's very little competition for their spots from players who get paid even less, if anything.
Our players will whine and say- we gave it our best shot but that's lame. Giving it your best shot is hard work 2-3 hours a day, 5 days a week, 40 weeks of the year. Ain't nobody here who does 20% of that. They're not hungry enough and the reality is there's nothing to be hungry for...except patriotism.
Dangle the possibility of decent money in front of them, decent facilities and coaching and you'll see a different result.

Offer them 50% of what the fat incompetent administrators and coaches get and you'll see guys perform.
ZC is the most lopsided and well paid board on the planet.
Theyre the problem.
Theyre now in a jam because all the chickens have come home to roost. Fortunately as you become a big dog you seem to lose all feelings of guilt, shame, embarrassment and empathy.

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