With many issues needing to be addressed at the club, former Essendon premiership player Tim Watson is becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of connection between players and structure.
โRight now, (my biggest frustration) would be the disconnect out there on the field between the players and the way theyโre playing. Thereโs no system in place now,โ Watson told SEN Breakfast.
โIโve coached unsuccessfully, my belief is as a coach you take responsibility for everything that takes place with your team. You have to.
โThat is the function of the role of a coach, to take that responsibility.
โIf the message is not getting through, the messaging has to come from the coach.
โHe is the person that has to fix whatโs going on out there and thereโs always these wild accusations out there about Worsfold and they need to sack him or whatever, but I donโt subscribe to that.
โJohn has proven over a period of time he can coach, heโs a premiership coach, he has to now fix whatโs taking place out there.โ
After taking the club to finals in 2017, coach John Worsfold added the likes of Devon Smith, Jake Stringer, Adam Saad and Dylan Shiel to the side. How the side has regressed since 2017 does not make sense, and Worsfold needs to address that, quickly.
Goalless in the first quarter, Essendon were held by St Kilda to only two points, the start of what was going to be another nightmare game. Critical of the Bombers' poor start, Watson labelled the side "listless" after failing to show up following their big round one defeat against the Giants.
โAt the moment, they go out there in the first quarter after theyโd been walloped the week before and theyโre passive and theyโre listless, youโve got to be in control of the emotional state of your group as well. Itโs all part of coaching.โ
Essendon will take on an equally disappointing Melbourne side on Friday night, in a clash that will be labelled as exciting, but for reasons no one could predict before the 2019 season.
