A “bounce” is a real thing, not just a figment of our imagination. It doesn’t always happen when a new head coach or a new manager takes over in any team sport but it can have a dramatic impact. Sport is littered with examples of it working. It’s why so many head coaches or managers live precarious existences, because for a chief executive/board/owners replacing one head coach with another is not only the most ready-made “solution”, it can often work.
For starters the new boss has one immediate benefit going for him – he’s not the old boss. No matter how good the latter is when results start going pear-shaped, even if the belief in the tactics and methods remains, the confidence is dented with each passing…