SEAHAWKS WILL HAVE TO SOAR WITHOUT CROCKED DISSLY
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WAYNE BENNETT will lead Great Britain over the next month with a permanent scowl and uttering only gruff comments.
The legendary coach wears the air of a hostage who has a gun to his head whenever he speaks to the media.
But talk to any of his players, past or present, and Bennett comes across as a far more likeable character.
This is a man who loves banter with the lads, but who can almost drive them to the point of collapse.
Here Kevin Brown illustrates the mind of one of the game’s all- time super coaches. The half-back, part of Bennett’s run with England to the World Cup final in 2017, revealed how:
Bennett has psychological profiles on his players and tailors treatment of each one.
Some training sessions are so brutal that players fear they will break physically and mentally.
Post-match assessments are so scary that players lift their game to avoid humiliation. RUSSELL WILSON is enjoying the best season of his eight-year career.
But if the Seattle quarterback wants to lead the Seahawks to another Super Bowl he will have to do it without his favourite receiver after Will Dissly’s injury curse struck again.
Dissly tore right knee ligaments last season, four games into his rookie campaign. After a year out, he
Despite all this, Bennett’s camps are the happiest and most unified Brown (below) has ever experienced.
The new Salford rd signing, who has s retired from internationals, said:
“He’s unbelievable.
I’ve never heard a player say a bad word d about him.
“Normally, at some stage, players get sick of a coach, but that’s not the case with Wayne because he cares about every single one of his players. There have been times when I wasn’t picked, but I can’t speak highly enough of him because he treats you all with brutal h honesty.”
T The most feared ho honesty comes the d day after a game w when players have t to rate their perform mance out of 10 in fr front of the squad. B Brown said: “Wayne will th then give his rating and, if you are a point off, he will sever your legs and tell you straight. You always want to play well for your country, but the biggest reason I wanted to returned last month and was the team’s leading receiver with four touchdowns before tearing his s left Achilles last weekend and being ruled out for the rest of the season.
Wilson (right), who is a leading contender for player of the year, knows that life will l be tougher as the Seahawks prepare to host the Baltimore Ravens tonight (Sky Sports Action, 9.25pm). play well was because I knew I had to rate myself. There are some big characters in the squad, but nobody ever spoke back. Wayne is always the biggest superstar.”
Bennett will lead the Lions into four Tests – New Zealand (twice), Tonga and Papua New Guinea. Brown added: “He used a psychologist to find out whether players were leaders, thinkers or mosses – the ones who are all over the place.
“His training can be intense, but he knows it’s also important to have fun. I’m envious of the lads on this tour.” Wilson, 30, said: “He was having an amazing year. He was playing lights-out.lights Everything he did was right. rig He works his butt off every day. d
“The amount of energy and focus and time it took for him just ju to be ready for the beg beginning of the season.
“It’s an unfortunate part of this game but if anybody can do it (come back again) then it’s him.“