a ha nice blog gaz - i was impressed earlier this year when i watched my son in a game against daejeon citizen, i was impressed by the respect and discipline shown by the korean players to their coach,manager,captain.....(very little was shown to the opposition,fiercely contested including elbows,spitting and physical intimidation), however during the match i observed the head coach direct the manager to make changes, then return to his seat, the manager barked out orders,every player took notice as if his life depended on it,an so on it went,i thought this is unusual the head guy doesnt address the players during the game.......then after the match ,all the players form a ring, with the head coach in the middle, we managed a 3-3 draw which obviously was not good enough to the koreans, the coach tore strips off them, well i can only assume he did because his tone and demeanor was agro,stomping feet,screaming advice and pointing at players,then he made the korean grunt and bow,all the players grunted back and bowed, head coach exits stage right, then the manager steps up and repeats the procedure adding his 20 cents worth, then the captain stepped up and had his turn screaming stomping and gesticulating agressivly then the grunt and bow completed the session before they all trotted off on their merry way, seems to me this could be akin to war for these people,as well as pride,respect and of course winning,i also think perhaps a little of this discipline would serve the aussie team well,instead of the ill disciplined display we were dished up monday night,and the consequent multitude of excuses for a pathetic performance.........


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