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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2826179, member: 8215"] My memory says that Griffin was hired because Cleary was to soft on the players, and Griffin was a noted disciplinarian. My guess is that Gus wanted Griffin to be a public figurehead, and the guy to keep the players in check, but the coaching direction, playing style, and recruitment/retention would be all Gus. Whether he gets Griffin to implement those things, or the assistant coaches, who knows. I don't see much Griffin in the way they are playing. If he were pulling the strings, they would be far more conservative and have a stronger defensive mindset. Instead, it's a bunch of young, exciting attacking players who look good throwing the ball around but don't have the resolve to hold out when the passes don't stick. That's either because the team is simply not putting the attention in to defence, or overall there is not as much team harmony as you'd want. Either way, Griffin is fucked, whether it's his fault or not. Gus wouldn't have needed a disciplinarian if the younger players were putting on their big boy trainers and keeping in line, so it suggests there is something going on behind the scenes. But if they're still playing up, and the brats haven't learned from a week off, then they might end up with a Tigers situation. [/QUOTE]

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