PBN Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mumbai's all fired up now and look set to win their next game vs KXIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mumbai is suffering from what many championship winning teams suffer from – Most of their players must have gone into full-diva mode. Till last year, they had very limited success in the tournament despite MI being far and away the most expensive team in the tournament. Their owners were by far the richest and splurged the most $$$ among all. They bought the biggest names, had an extensive coterie of coaching staff. This must have put tremendous amount of pressure on their players to win and they responded brilliantly last year. But once success was tasted, every one of them must have begun to behave like Shoaib Akhtar clones. Batsmen asking for higher batting positions, bowlers asking not to be bowled in PP overs, stars taking training sessions off and so on and so forth. This is what happens when you win. There’s no longer the driving force to be committed, show up for practice on time, work hard and put in your drills. They’re still high from all of the champagne from last year. Of course, making some bad personnel decisions does not help. Choosing to invest in a 37 year mike Hussey was quite risky, but they might have brought him in for his sheer professionalism. Letting go of Johnson was also a questionable move. For all practical purposes, he singlehandedly won them the final. If Johnson does not dent CSK’s top order in the finals last year, we chase total down like it was a robber. Very surprised to see him. People they dropped. 1, Bravo 2, Smith 3, Maxwell People they Hired 1, Albie dropped from Chennai ( sorry got that wrong that went to bevdas lol) 2, Hussey dropped from Chennai 3, Ponting for Coaching 4, Sachin for Mentoring 5, Kumble for Managing the mentors Great team :sherlock: Kundians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ganeshran Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 People they dropped. 1, Bravo 2, Smith 3, Maxwell People they Hired 1, Albie dropped from Chennai 2, Hussey dropped from Chennai 3, Ponting for Coaching 4, Sachin for Mentoring 5, Kumble for Managing the mentors Great team :sherlock: Kundians Mumbai has a distinct track record of mis-handling some star talent over the years. They had Dwayne Bravo for 3 years and never got anything meaningful out of him. They paid a ton of money for Maxwell at a time when he was still a couple of years from turning into the damaging t20 bat that he is. They let go of Johnson, the one player who can probably take credit for being the single biggest reason for their win last year. And then of course, swapping Hussey for Smith.. The list goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mumbai has a distinct track record of mis-handling some star talent over the years. They had Dwayne Bravo for 3 years and never got anything meaningful out of him. They paid a ton of money for Maxwell at a time when he was still a couple of years from turning into the damaging t20 bat that he is. They let go of Johnson, the one player who can probably take credit for being the single biggest reason for their win last year. And then of course, swapping Hussey for Smith.. The list goes on. looks like their legacy will continue .. bought lendyl simmons :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mumbai has a distinct track record of mis-handling some star talent over the years. They had Dwayne Bravo for 3 years and never got anything meaningful out of him. They paid a ton of money for Maxwell at a time when he was still a couple of years from turning into the damaging t20 bat that he is. They let go of Johnson, the one player who can probably take credit for being the single biggest reason for their win last year. And then of course, swapping Hussey for Smith.. The list goes on. lol Yeah Johnson.. i thought they where grooming him to replace Malinga.. he was the reason they beat CSK that year... I expected some head in butt stuff from MI but this was bad even for their level.:cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 When will pawan suyal get a chance or will mindians waste this talent on the bench as well. I dont see a single young talent developed by MI, doing well, or playing regularly in 7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBee Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 #DilSeMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 5 in a row Consistency is the key word. :hatsoff: to MI team management for all round consistent performance. Minnows like CSK can only dream of such a consistent run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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youngindia Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 the unvarnished truth must be apparent to even the most die hard bambi fan now. they won purely by framing fraud charges against the real champions last year. as a result, they deluded themselves about their real prowess and now their true colours are showing. without the vital aid of ambani's world famous corrupt and unethical tactics,they would have struggled to reach any IPL semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 the unvarnished truth must be apparent to even the most die hard bambi fan now. they won purely by framing fraud charges against the real champions last year. . :agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin 3:!6 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Mumbai has a distinct track record of mis-handling some star talent over the years. They had Dwayne Bravo for 3 years and never got anything meaningful out of him. They paid a ton of money for Maxwell at a time when he was still a couple of years from turning into the damaging t20 bat that he is. They let go of Johnson, the one player who can probably take credit for being the single biggest reason for their win last year. And then of course, swapping Hussey for Smith.. The list goes on. Remember Richard Levi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 :agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBee Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Calling All #MI Fans http://t.co/EjapaTCS5g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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asterix Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 ^ Who are those savage people in the above photo? they don't look Indian.. Are they from Africa? :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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