Although the Boks are the best team in world rugby and are possibly the finest Bok team ever, the debate around Peter De Villiers as coach is as polarised as ever, with those who claim him to be the best Bok coach ever and those who hold the view that he has been fortunate to inherit the best Bok team ever.
This has become a difficult subject to get objectivity on as like many other areas of South African life, it has become political.
Furthermore one gets the impression that a lot of observers are avoiding this subject as whatever your view, you are likely to get attacked by those on the other side of the political spectrum. As a result a lot of the comment tends to scratch the surface without taking a deeper look at what the requirements of a modern day coach should be.
When last did you hear a statement from the manager of the Bok team?
Do we even know who the manager of the Bok team is?
The modern day coach is in effect a manager. He needs to assemble a team of specialists around him who effectively take care of most of the coaching from a practical day to day point of view. The coach is therefore the managing director of the company. In managing his team of specialists and players he needs to be the one who has excellent man management skills as well as possesing the vision and direction in order to keep the team moving forward into the future. So although he needs to emply specialists, such as a scrumming coach, he also needs to have a very good tactical and technical knowledge of the game. This is where team selection becomes one of his most important roles and an area where his ability is tested out in the open for all to see. Simply put, the team selection, tactics and adaption on the day fall upon his shoulders.
Peter De Villiers needs to be judged in the light of the above requirements of a modern day coach. There can be no doubt that his attitude today is very different from when he first took on the job of Bok coach. His failure with the press is well documented. His racial statements in defending himself did not help his cause. His romantic view about the number of black players that should be represented in the team and his stated views on playing a brand of total rugby have all been adjusted as he has no doubt come to understand the pressures of being the Bok coach and the absolute importance of winning as a Bok coach.
In short he appears to have learnt on the job, which in itself is something that all good managers are very capable of. It is true that he has had an exceptional group of players to work with and there can be no discounting his passion and commitment to the cause of Bok rugby. He will still be challenged in the months to come and once again, how he responds as a manager to those challenges will determine his continued success or failure.
The harsh reality is that you are only as good as your last game, whether you are a player or a coach. Here is hoping that the Boks go from strength to strength.
TIGHT HEAD
@Ed_the_Lion – Ja my duim is seer lol
169 @Ed_the_Lion – nee, my vriend. Sien julle kry vir Chavanga by van die WP. Daar gaan die helfte van die WP agterlyn se spoed (die ander helfte is eers na 31/10 daar by hulle).
@Supa Die Bloubul – Maak net seker jy is wakker. hehehe. Sapu klink nogals snaaks.
@smallies72 – Jy moenie spacebar so hard slaan nie. 😯
Good day Super.
Strength versus strength brings out the best in players and the game.
Super 14 is still the best competition in world rugby.
@Supa Die Bloubul –
179 @Ed_the_Lion – hik.
@bdb –
As jy een moet kies, wat wen jy eerder. S14 of CC?
183@Ed_the_Lion –
Sapu klink soos n politieke party!
Nog ‘n Srilankaanse wicket… dit lyk beter…
184@tight head –
Well said.
So far:
CC 2
s14 3
Anyone else?
182@bdb – Ek is nie gelukkig oor die storie nie. Blykbaar ‘n baie goeie mens ou Chivanga, maar hy is baie beseer. Ek wonder as hy en Andre Pretorius ‘n seisoen saam begin, wie die meeste games sal speel. Ek dink Andre so 4 (CC en S14) en Chivanga so 5.
@tight head – 184
Agree TH strength against strength will always bring the best out of both teams. Thats why I am hoping for a Sharks/Bulls final in the CC.
S14 is the best rugby but I do enjoy the CC a lot too especially now that our Boks are back.
Back to watching the Cricket. Catch up later.
185@bdb – OOOO ek verstaan nou. So bietjie voggies op die tong. 😆
@Supa Die Bloubul – SAPU, die korrupte Bul. hehehe
186@Supa Die Bloubul – Die CB al die pad … want ons het mos reeds die S14 gewen hierdie jaar ?
193@Ed_the_Lion –
😆
194@bdb – Het WP die S14 gewen?
194@bdb –
Ja man ek weet ons het hom reeeds gewen. Die vraag is eintlik. Watter en is vir jou die belangrikste om te wen, of slaan jy hoer aan in die algemeen: CC of S14.
Ek wil n gevoel kry hoe mense voel daaroor.
Ek, Tightead, Puma en Ed verkies s14.
Smallies en Kpaul verkies CC.
Verkies jy CC?
Wat is die gemiddelde wen telling daar op Centurionpark ? Laas wat ek gehoor het is dit redelik hoog 280 of 290 ?
197@Supa Die Bloubul –
Watter EEN
200
198@bdb – Ek dink hulle het netnou gesê 250
198@bdb – Ek het geen idee nie. Ek volg krieket nou baie min vandat ek in VSA is.
199 @Supa Die Bloubul – Verseker die S14, bloot omdat al die fokus nou daarheen veskuif het, die stadions is vol, al die sterspelers is daar, ens.
Ek sou egter baie graag wou sien dat ons ook ‘n korter CB sou hê, van krag teen krag (ons sal die Leeus maar nogsteeds toelaat, ogv die verlede se ‘krag’ …).
Maar ons sal sien in die CB semi’s, dat min of meer dieselfde atmosfeer daar gaan wees soos S14 wedstryde.
Srilanka gaan oor die 300 kry
30 000
204@grootblousmile – Hierdie thread ook. 😳
Veels geluk liewe GBS, omdat jy 30 000 gekry het !!
@grootblousmile – Jy praat kuk man. Ek het gaan kyk jou mur. bwahahaahahaha.
Lyk my dit is die jaar van die Steyn’s: MS, FS en nou DS. Sy ontleding van 23/2 na 6 beurte is baie goed vir so wedstryd waar die lopies so baie is.
208@Ed_the_Lion – Check die comment Nr op die regterkant… onder Recent Comments, as jy oor hom hover, dan wys hy onder op jou browser hoeveelste comment is dit.
Onthou, die site Admin wys nie deleted comments en spam en sulke akkies nie !
Genuine, ons is verby 30 000
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