"Teams don't always get the immediate 'bounce' anticipated from the arrival of a new manager. Éamonn Fitzmaurice routinely recalls 2013 when Kerry lost the first four Division 1 league games of his stewardship, only scoring an average of a little under eight points per game against Mayo, Dublin, Kildare and Donegal before turning the ship around in the final three games."
"Éamonn Fitzmaurice routinely recalls 2013 when Kerry lost the first four Division 1 league games of his stewardship, only scoring an average of a little under eight points per game against Mayo, Dublin, Kildare and Donegal before turning the ship around in the final three games."
Kerry began the 2013 Division 1 league with four straight defeats, averaging slightly under eight points per game against Mayo, Dublin, Kildare and Donegal. The team improved its results in the final three games of the campaign. The sequence demonstrates that a new managerial appointment may not deliver an immediate 'bounce' in form. Recovery and turnaround in performance can occur later in a season rather than immediately following the arrival of new leadership, with early struggles sometimes preceding stronger finishes.
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