"How good are GAA managers? As a general concept, it goes without saying that those who preside over All-Ireland success are expert purveyors of their craft, masterful in assembling backroom personnel, wonderfully shrewd in assessing players, intellectually superior in devising tactics and beyond clever in responding to challenges as they arise in games. Here's the point, though. Because it goes without saying, it also goes without challenging, instead becoming an article of faith."
"As a general concept, it goes without saying that those who preside over All-Ireland success are expert purveyors of their craft, masterful in assembling backroom personnel, wonderfully shrewd in assessing players, intellectually superior in devising tactics and beyond clever in responding to challenges as they arise in games."
GAA managers who achieve All-Ireland success are portrayed as consummate experts across multiple domains. They are credited with assembling strong backroom personnel, accurately assessing players, formulating superior tactics and responding cleverly to in-game problems. That portrayal is often accepted as self-evident and unchallenged. Unquestioned acceptance turns high praise into an article of faith that discourages scrutiny and critical evaluation. The unquestioned belief in managerial infallibility can obscure other contributors to success and prevent a more nuanced understanding of managerial performance and the factors that shape outcomes.
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