“I have accepted numerous Antipodeans as my new messiah”

THE WORLD CUP ‘cycle’ is over (see, I’m down with the jargon) and various coaches have awkwardly shuffled off into the sunset, their tenures – like all politicians – ending in failure.

Thus, various squads are now getting used to a new voice banging on for ten meetings a week. There aren’t many jobs where every couple of years you get a brand-new boss and have to start the