Mark Neeld, the current Melbourne coach, has been under heavy
criticism from the very moment he took the reins of the Melbourne FC.
Mark Neeld coaching career is only 32
games young, but in those 32 games there has been little joy, only 5 wins have
occurred, making Neeld's winning percentage a low 15.6 %. If you compare
Neeld's winning percentage with AFL coach, Brenton Sanderson from the Adelaide
FC you will see a large difference.
Brenton Sanderson has also coached 32
games with the exception of finals. These matches have been for the Adelaide
Crows, Sanderson took charge of the Adelaide Crows at the same time, as Neeld decided
to take the coaching role at the Demons. Both young coaches had lists that were inexperienced and their respected teams also placed in the bottom half of the
ladder.
Sanderson’s coaching statistics are extremely more attractive than
Neeld’s. Sanderson has successfully won 22 matches throughout his coaching career;
Sanderson was also victorious in 18 of a possible 25 matches, in his first season.
His winning percentage is 68.8% compared to Mark Neeld’s pitiful percentage of
15.6%.
One could only question how long Neeld’s stint as the Melbourne FC’s
coach will last. Neeld has managed to survive a club board meeting that occurred
today (3/6/2013) at 2pm. But the speculation that Neeld’s Melbourne role as
coach could be over sooner than later, is growing.
No one expects the Demons to win this weekend against the
Collingwood FC, however if the Demon’s were competitive for a large
period of the match, in addition to not getting blown out of the water, a large
amount of respect would be shown to Neeld, which might prolong his career at
the Melbourne FC.
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