A defiant Trent Barrett has denied claims he's being undermined by Phil Gould at Canterbury, declaring the Bulldogs gamers "know who the coach is".Key factors:Gould ran a coaching session with the Bulldogs this weekBarrett says Gould just isn't undermining him as head coachThe Bulldogs are final on the ladder with simply win this seasonHead coach …
A defiant Trent Barrett has denied claims he’s being undermined by Phil Gould at Canterbury, declaring the Bulldogs gamers “know who the coach is”.
Head coach Barrett has discovered himself beneath siege after it emerged Gould — who’s the Bulldogs’ common supervisor of soccer — had taken a area and video session this week.
It prompted considerations that energy was being taken away from Barrett, with Gould having beforehand eliminated coaches whereas in off-field roles at each Penrith and the Sydney Roosters.
The Bulldogs sit final on the ladder with just one win for the season, which got here within the opening spherical.
They’ve misplaced six straight matches forward of Saturday’s conflict with the Sydney Roosters.
The membership gained solely three matches and completed final in 2021 in Barrett’s first season in cost.
Barrett was insistent on Thursday that he had been the one to ask Gould to the coaching session.
He mentioned it was not the primary time Gould — a two-time premiership coach — had taken video or on-field classes.
“It was my concept that he was on there,” Barrett mentioned.
“He definitely doesn’t undermine me in something I do right here. If something he’s right here to assist.
“Why would not I exploit the useful resource of Phil Gould on the membership?
“He’s the GM of soccer, he’s an excellent premiership-winning coach.
Barrett mentioned the state of affairs was no completely different to what he noticed as an assistant coach at Penrith, the place Gould would usually take a hands-on strategy in his position as govt common supervisor.
The priority for Barrett, nevertheless, is Gould additionally sacked two coaches — Ivan Cleary and Anthony Griffin — in his eight years on the Panthers.
However Barrett was adamant he was not having his energy diminished or that his job was in jeopardy.
“The boys know who the coach is,” Barrett mentioned.
“Gus (Gould) would not intrude with any tactical issues. He’ll give an opinion and provides an opinion to me. We communicate recurrently. That is his job.
“I’ve somebody like (former All Blacks coach) Steve Hansen right here who will likely be again from Japan in a number of months. He is a useful resource we now have and I’ll use him.”
Gould guided the Bulldogs to their 1988 premiership win in his first season as first grade coach.
He coached Penrith to its first premiership in 1991 and helped resurrect the Roosters when he was in cost between 1995 and 1999.
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