{"id":57087,"date":"2021-04-12T10:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T10:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=57087"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:58:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:58:13","slug":"pendlebury-defends-buckley-amid-pies-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=57087","title":{"rendered":"Pendlebury defends Buckley amid Pies struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury<\/a> has given embattled coach Nathan Buckley<\/a> a vote of confidence, saying it is on the players to turn the team's fortunes around.<\/p>\n

Buckley's future at the helm has become a constant talking point with the veteran coach yet to be signed up beyond the 2021 season, sparking rumours that this year could be his last<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>MORE: <\/strong>Buckley flags mass changes after latest defeat<\/a><\/p>\n

After a tumultuous season, Collingwood has stumbled to an unimpressive 1-3 record through four rounds and faces the tall task of toppling West Coast in Perth this week.<\/p>\n

While the heat is currently on his coach, Pendlebury put the blowtorch on the playing group in order to get a response following a disappointing loss to the GWS Giants.<\/p>\n

\"Nathan<\/p>\n

"I feel like he's the right guy," Pendlebury told reporters.<\/p>\n

"I don't think it's make or break, (but) we obviously want to win. The main (concern) is just around our contested ball. That's just not within a stoppage, it's behind the ball as well, so we need to fix those issues.<\/p>\n

"I'm not sure how Bucks can help us win contested ball on the weekends."<\/p>\n

"He's the coach of Collingwood, so plenty of pressure there flat out, but ultimately (if) we win games, it quietens down," veteran defender Jeremy Howe added.<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/p>\n

With the Magpies likely to be without the services of star midfielder Taylor Adams for up to 10 weeks due to a knee injury he picked up against the Giants, fans have called for the club to embrace the youth.<\/p>\n

While draftee Finlay Macrae looks poised to make his AFL debut in Round Five, Pendlebury said playing a raft of young players all at once wasn't feasible.<\/p>\n

"I don't think it's ever good to just gift games to young kids. I don't think that really helps them," he said.<\/p>\n

"We've got some great kids and we're just making sure we bleed them through the side at the right stage."<\/p>\n

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