Canterbury Bulldogs soccer boss and Channel 9 commentator Phil Gould has savaged a bunch of Newcastle Knights gamers for taking a visit to Bali throughout their bye week.
While the remainder of the league will descend on Brisbane for Magic Round, the Knights had been the unfortunate facet to overlook out however will take an prolonged break over their weekend off.
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The Daily Telegraph reported that some gamers had been heading interstate or going alongside the NSW coast with household.
But a small group of gamers had been additionally heading to Bali, news which has been met with incredulity by Gould.
I imply, a mid-season journey to Bali — what might presumably go improper?
But with the Knights languishing in 14th on the NRL ladder with three wins and a draw from 9 matches this season, Gould questioned whether or not the gamers ought to already be so wrecked from the beginning of the 12 months.
Club famous person Kalyn Ponga gained’t be one of many gamers heading to Bali, as an alternative honing his craft as he transitions from fullback to five-eighth and returns from concussion points.
But talking on the Six Tackles with Gus podcast, Gould mentioned that he wouldn’t have accomplished it as both a participant or a coach.
“It might turn out to be the best thing, getting over there with some warm weather and sun on their backs. It might be the answer, I don’t know. And if they come back (and win) they will say it is the answer.
“But there’s three byes this year, you do it three times I guarantee it’s not going to help you.
“Maybe (O’Brien) thought after what he said after the (Eels loss), maybe they’re a bit busted.
“It’s a time to replenish, to treat your injuries, to get ready for the following week, and it’s a refresher course.
“I remember when I was a player and we had byes, (coach) Warren Ryan used to flog us. It put steel in your team, it put steel in your attitude.
“You are paid to train and play, that’s what you are paid to do. Find something else to do, find another job if you don’t want this job.”
Gould mentioned that previously, golf equipment would by no means have allowed it to occur.
“I’d always use the bye round … for me that was always a time to go back and refresh, to look at some things that maybe we’re not doing as well as we would have liked, or maybe there’s some things we can add to our game, or maybe we need a refresher course,” Gould mentioned.
“For me the benefit of the bye was not getting busted on the weekend, was not going out. It gave you two weeks to get ready for your next game instead of one week.
“It just wouldn’t have happened in my day. For me, it was two weeks to get ready for your next game, and you shouldn’t lose if you had the two weeks to get ready.”
The Knights are recent off a 43-12 loss to the Eels and coach Adam O’Brien mentioned the facet was operating on fumes.
To be honest to the Novocastrians, since spherical 5, the Knights have had a 90 minute draw, a golden level loss to the Panthers and an 18-16 loss to the Cowboys. They’ve additionally had a 34-24 win over the Warriors in spherical 6 and the beating by the hands of the Eels final Friday.
“I think it’s been a really big month on-field and off-field. There’s some stuff going on that you’d know about then obviously losing (Jayden Brailey to an ACL injury),” he mentioned.
“They’re going to sound like excuses but I don’t care if they sound like excuses. The team’s been working really hard for a month so there’s that part of me …
“I didn’t see it but I watched last night’s game (Sharks vs Cowboys) and I thought our last week’s opposition showed the same signs so that tells me it was a pretty hard game last week.
“We’ve had two golden points before that so I’ll give them a bit of an out there.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au