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Originally Posted by heep223
The team not only lacks toughness and skill but also heart. 0/3.
Gully seems to have no ability to motivate which is the most important of the head coach's jobs.
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Hartley had his faults he also didn't seem to rub well with some players so this is not to be overly supportive of Hartley's coaching style but their were times when he used to blame himself or the coaches if a young guy wasn't playing well. When a coach starts putting it on the "young guy" it becomes a confidence issue. I think some of Bennett's and Johnny's problems are because they are put into situations that tend to fail, and "I believe GG does it because he wants them to grow". When you do that for long periods it's easy to lose focus and confidence. Even experienced players can struggle with confidence and ability in an environment that demands results on a nightly, game by game bases. Because Johnny is our top line player and getting paid for results GG needs to give Johnny whatever it takes to get his world class skill back, even if it means bringing up guys until we find the right player that can get the job done. Putting Johnny with the same situation that is not working does nothing for the team in the short term and erodes his confidence while wasting another year of forward progress. Winning is the main goal not working on stuff that doesn't get results until it is too late.