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I am not 100% sure this is the case.  This year, at both the AO and Wimbledon, Andy has made a concerted effort to play more attacking tennis, losing only to two of the tennis greats.  If Andy continues on his present path + either a great coach to enhance his techniques or a GS winner (special advisor) for the mental toughness,  I believe Andy can go all the way to his maiden GS at either the USO or AO.

You have to understand, Philip, unless Murray hits his forehand like Federer, he will never be aggressive enough according to some of these people. What they don't realise is that his stroke production off that wing doesn't allow for that type of forehand.
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It does not auger well for the USO unless he can get a suitable replacement quickly.
I disagree. Top players dont need coaches all the time, Fed didn't have one for yonks. If he doesn't know what needs to be done by now then he doesn't deserve to be a top ten player. He's always been pretty tennis savvy, the basics are there. A coach isn't going to make much difference in the short term.
Far better to wait and get the right one.
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There's no way in hell that Andy will go back to Brad, or Brad to Andy.

They had what I think you'd politely call a "personality clash"

Big time.
It's a shame, seeing Andy swear loudly towards the crowd would have amused me no end. And also, it must be something about Gilbert because Roddick is a terrible swearer, although I get the distinct feeling that that's just Roddick!
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I disagree. Top players dont need coaches all the time, Fed didn't have one for yonks. If he doesn't know what needs to be done by now then he doesn't deserve to be a top ten player. He's always been pretty tennis savvy, the basics are there. A coach isn't going to make much difference in the short term.
Far better to wait and get the right one.
I think Andy needs a certain type of person round him, its almost a comfort zone. Think
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Corretja's spelt incorrectly...just thought you may want to correct it as it leads the site, not having a go or anything. Smile
I don't see it? All mentions appear to be spelt 'Corretja'.
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I don't see it? All mentions appear to be spelt 'Corretja'.

"The Telegraph is reporting that Maclagan was removed due to clashes with Murray's part time coach, Alex Correctja."

Smile Once a teacher, always a teacher :p
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"The Telegraph is reporting that Maclagan was removed due to clashes with Murray's part time coach, Alex Correctja."

Smile Once a teacher, always a teacher :p
Well spotted Smile
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Andy needed the cocoon of the team. Young fun people that he got on with. He is more mature now and hungry and passionate for a slam.
He had a really great Wimbledon and I would imagine that was more to do with Correctja than Miles. If something isn't working - change it. Expired - toss it out.
Fed ex is even looking for a coach because if the recent downturn in is game.
A good definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. I'm glad Andy is too smart for that. His game can't stand still - it improves or tanks. Only so many years reach the top!
Once the talk of Miles being sacked after W. were denied by Andy's camp, I was convinced there was going to be a shuffle behind the scenes.
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"The Telegraph is reporting that Maclagan was removed due to clashes with Murray's part time coach, Alex Correctja."

Smile Once a teacher, always a teacher :p

Pretty ironic spelling mistake.
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Pretty ironic spelling mistake.

I annoy myself that I always think of these things when I read it, and then I never post about it lol
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This is great. Murray has finally taken decisive action to change his game in order to reach one the top prizes, it will be a bold move bound to pay off.
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I annoy myself that I always think of these things when I read it, and then I never post about it lol
I was initially going to reply to her... "That is correctja" and decided to instead post "Well spotted". How boring am I.
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"As part of Team Adidas, Murray is free to use their unique coaching set-up, which includes both Darren Cahill, who coached Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi to world No.1, and Sven Groeneveld, the former coach of Greg Rusedski."
from TheHerald
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I disagree. Top players dont need coaches all the time, Fed didn't have one for yonks. If he doesn't know what needs to be done by now then he doesn't deserve to be a top ten player. He's always been pretty tennis savvy, the basics are there. A coach isn't going to make much difference in the short term.
Far better to wait and get the right one.
My memory may be wrong, but wasn't Andy without a coach for a while after he dumped Petchey and before he demanded Gilbert, during which time he won his first ATP title?

Andy needed the cocoon of the team. Young fun people that he got on with. He is more mature now and hungry and passionate for a slam.
He had a really great Wimbledon and I would imagine that was more to do with Correctja than Miles. If something isn't working - change it. Expired - toss it out.
Fed ex is even looking for a coach because if the recent downturn in is game.
A good definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. I'm glad Andy is too smart for that. His game can't stand still - it improves or tanks. Only so many years reach the top!
Once the talk of Miles being sacked after W. were denied by Andy's camp, I was convinced there was going to be a shuffle behind the scenes.
My sentiments exactly.  Cosy cocoons and fun don't win you GSs.  I've felt for the last year that his career has stuck and I'm more optimistic than ever that, with Miles gone, his chances of winning a GS soon have greatly increased, although I'm not sure Corretja is the right man for the long term.  And, yes, usually when rumours are denied then there's a 99.9% chance that there's a grain of truth in them.

"As part of Team Adidas, Murray is free to use their unique coaching set-up, which includes both Darren Cahill, who coached Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi to world No.1, and Sven Groeneveld, the former coach of Greg Rusedski."
from TheHerald
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Don't know about Groeneveld, but Cahill is reportedly tied up with Fernando Gonzalez just now.  
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Extract from report in The Scotsman -

Andy Murray parts company with coach Maclagan

By ALIX RAMSAY

In only the sixth year of his professional career, Andy Murray is now on the look-out for his fifth coach after he sacked Miles Maclagan last night.

Murray and Maclagan were the team leaders in the jolly boys' club that is Team Murray. For two-and-a-half years they have worked their socks off to reach two grand slam finals and promote the Scot to a career high ranking of No 2 last summer and, all the while, they have laughed and had fun. But Murray is now going it alone as he heads towards the US Open at the end of August.

Maclagan, along with Alex Corretja (Murray's coaching consultant) were in Miami last week helping the Scot through his mid-term training block. Work was going well, so well that Murray felt ready to play in the Farmers Classic this week in Los Angeles, but the future was still uncertain.  After long talks, Murray decided that if his two coaching advisors were not in complete agreement, he had to take action.



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