I don't think cricket requires a coach as such, as its a longer version, despite being called a team game, its more of an individual game, where a Captain can perform the role of coach, who binds his team together.
With huge money involved, cricket has also become open to the idea of professionalism, thus undue requirement of various coaches, yet a cricket team can survive, without a coach.
Football on the other hand is much shorter version, totally hectic, hands on, where quick decisions are implemented, along with longer decisions, which happen like cricket, before the match, i.e. team selection etc.
Jose Mourinio is one wonderful example, who hasn't played football at the top level, yet he is one of the most successful coach in the world today, whereas Maradona was a supreme footballer, yet he isn't half as successful, so there is no particular formula for success or failure in football, as a coach.
I feel, footballers are far more professional, than these cricketers, especially our Indian cricketers, who might consider Kirsten as their no.1 enemy, for speaking out against them, yet Kirsten must have some good wishes for team India to speak out against them, to put them right & do his job earnestly, otherwise he could have made a fat packet, backing them, which he didn't !!
With huge money involved, cricket has also become open to the idea of professionalism, thus undue requirement of various coaches, yet a cricket team can survive, without a coach.
Football on the other hand is much shorter version, totally hectic, hands on, where quick decisions are implemented, along with longer decisions, which happen like cricket, before the match, i.e. team selection etc.
Jose Mourinio is one wonderful example, who hasn't played football at the top level, yet he is one of the most successful coach in the world today, whereas Maradona was a supreme footballer, yet he isn't half as successful, so there is no particular formula for success or failure in football, as a coach.
I feel, footballers are far more professional, than these cricketers, especially our Indian cricketers, who might consider Kirsten as their no.1 enemy, for speaking out against them, yet Kirsten must have some good wishes for team India to speak out against them, to put them right & do his job earnestly, otherwise he could have made a fat packet, backing them, which he didn't !!