Murray will not fire Maclagan

Murray's camp has made it clear that they are not changing the team, which makes me think they will very soon. As Greg said, Andy is very driven, and hasn't improved since 2009, so what has he got to lose.  He can round out his game with a better serve, forehand and more aggression, and get a fresh perspective.  The current team have been good for him, but now is the time for a change. Now or never!

The Telegraph are quoting the Murray camp as saying it's "pure speculation" rather than denying it. Maybe it's about timing... right now Murray is on holiday and therefore has not reviewed this with his management, so maybe they don't want to deny it because it's still possible Murray may choose to remove him when he gets a chance to review things properly.

Really I think this is all speculation, we can discuss the pro and cons of changing coach but have no real insight into Andy's thinking on this. Personally I think Andy is driven and if a slam does not come by this time next year then I would be surprised if he did not change coach. They certainly need to work on his game, everybody knows what needs to be improved, can the present set deliver. We wait and see.

Maybe if Andy lost the werewolf look and shaved his face and the back of his neck we could take him a little more serious.
He also needs to work on his temper which takes him out of many possible points.  If you look back on Andy Roddicks; career, the same thing went for him.  When he did some growing up, he was able to play his best tennis

Yes, his facial hair was the problem.

Give me strength.

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Not familiar to many south of the border, but The Scotsman is a reputable newspaper on a par with the Telegraph.  However, I do wonder who these "sources close to the Murray camp" are, although the Telegraph claims to have got its information from the Murray camp itself.

I recall Andy saying a few weeks ago that Queens and Wimbledon would shape his tennis for the rest of this year.  The episode at Queens was frustrating enough but being knocked out of Wimbledon really hurt.  According to John McEnroe that loss was all due to Andy not having played enough matches, but I'm not entirely convinced by that.

However, given that "his camp" are themselves on holiday I'm not surprised that they're dismissing this as speculation.  Only when the dust of the grass court season has finally settled, and Andy cleared his head, can any serious reviews take place.  His game does need to improve, and Andy knows it himself, but has he finally woken up to the fact that it will only do so if he's prepared to listen to advice and actually take it on board?

I think getting rid of Maclagan would be too big a leap at this point in the season, but having the services of Cahill or Agassi working along with Miles, as Corretja did, would seem to be the best option for the foreseeable future.        

Andy lost the match by 7 points it wasnt a walk over. Nadal just played better on the big points, so he doesnt have that much to do.  Will he change Miles or change his game. Only Andy knows.

Give me a break of the facial hair.......gezzzz. 

Im sure Andy will do what he has too......

Andy,
Sacking Miles & co would be a mistake. Obviously you enjoy training with your team & it brings out the best in you.
And when it came to the crunch in the Nadal match you weren't out played, if your honest you bottled the big points.
Also nice dance moves on James Corden's world cup live.
Pete

Good post, I agree with all of that, though if the improvement doesn't come soon, say by the French open I would hope Andy would part with Miles, though the fitness coaches are a different matter.

I agree, he needs to look at shortening his facial hair. This is the reason why he will never win a 'Slam.