Anyone can manage “Allah mian ki gaye” and “jee huzoor” type characters like Azhar, Shafiq etc., but your man-management skills are tested by people like Umar, Shehzad and Afridi, and Waqar failed spectacularly at managing his relationships with them - he took things personally.
Woolmer did not fall out with these players and Arthur has taken things personally either. Umar has thrown a tantrum because of the so-called mistreatment, but I am sure that if Umar works hard and shows dedication, Mickey will be more than happy to have him back in the fold.
Waqar blurred the lines and often took things to a personal level, something that Mickey probably never will, and that is the difference between a professional coach and a egoistic character who got the job purely because of his status as a legend of Pakistan cricket.
I do believe Mickey is a much better coach than Waqar.
I am just saying some of the criticisms are unfair.
Waqar tried to instill a fitness culture but he got major resistance. People even started blaming him for players going through bad bowling/batting forms saying that Waqar is concentrating too much on fitness.
Yet when Mickey does it, he is a great coach.
Mickey is lucky because he has got PSL to help him out in determining performing players (you have said this yourself). Waqar didnt have that.
Mickey has a chief selector that is backing him in picking youngsters and keeping the ttf's out of the team.
When Waqar was coach, the likes of Afridi, Shehzad, and Umar kept getting picked even after discipline issues. I doubt Waqar would want them in the team due to his obvious issues with them. So basically there was a strong lobby against Waqar in not giving him the same backing that Mickey is receiving.
How can you man manage a player that complains of back problems as a protest to his brother not being in the team? That player needs to get dropped and disciplined, not man managed.
If you think I am going off on a conspiracy filled rant, tets not forget, Waqar's reports to the PCB kept getting leaked. This proves beyond a doubt someone at PCB was sabotaging his coaching stint.
