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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 24, 2017 7:07:22 GMT -5
Bruce's quote from a wall street journal article yesterday is making its rounds on twitter. Interesting article wants you get over his crazy comment that was blowing up on twitter. www.wsj.com/articles/bruce-arena-doesnt-want-to-hear-about-the-beautiful-game-1490281461“I could learn as much or more from Bill Belichick as I could from the manager of Manchester City,” Arena, 65 years old, said in a recent interview. “I think it’s critical to understand what coaching is and how to manage a team, and the sport is immaterial.” Worth the read as he drops the names of Coach K, Dean Smith, Lefty Driesell and Geno Auriemma, some of the greatest coaches that have ever lived. Seems to me, my take is this -- once you stop learning and challenging yourself and stop adapting your style to the modern game (in any sport) your no longer coaching. The game adapts and the coach needs to adapt with it. For example - three yards and a cloud of dust doesn't work in college football anymore - 4 corner offense and the Princeton offense is a thing of the past in hoops - I wish I had an old school russian hockey style of play to add......
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Post by rifle on Mar 24, 2017 16:16:52 GMT -5
Meh.
I'll take a Pep Guardiola, a manager with principles, any day of the week.
And don't tell GT about antiquated football offenses..
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