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I agree with a lot of that but a couple of exceptions.
I enjoy people who stir the pot a bit in a clever or logical way way, but he veered too far too often towards the crass and distasteful for my taste.
This is a results business. Since 2020 he's not got them or performances. That's a long time in pro sport. Likely to go 3 out of 14. I said his ratio is likely improve but whether he can get anywhere near Bill, which seemed to be his one remaining ambition, is doubtful.
Knowing your time's done and when to leave the stage is one of the hardest things of all. Martin Johnson could have gone on, but he did it in style, at his own choosing, with Bill in his hands. Arsene Wenger, who radicalised football when he came in, left under pressure, looking like an old man behind the times unable to get a tune out of his team.
Everyone's a product of their time, everyone has peak career years, but they don't last forever. Never do, you get overtaken by the type of bright shiny thing you were 20 years ago. I feel Japan was Jones' last big moment but we'll have to see.
My counter to that I guess
I feel that the media drove Eddie to be more crass and distasteful. A lot of the bitterness generally was aimed towards journalism. Just need to look at the British media reaction to him currently to see how sour both sides got. Borthwick will IMO crumble if the Media ever turn on him because in reality
Martin Johnson is IMO a poor example, he couldn't have gone on really and his coaching career was over before it began.
Wenger will always be hard to judge in his final years for me, Arsenal didn't spend the money to compete with Chelsea, United and City. Still won the FA in 2017 and the last trophy Arsenal has won.
IDK with England Eddie
Has the largest unbroken win streak
Took us to the RWC final
Won our first grand slam in 13 years
and won the 2020 6N's
I agree that coaches have shelf lives, but I think it's more indivuals team ones rather than in general.
Not many coaches stay at their peak with one team more than 4 years not unless they have a initial advantage