Shepherd must stay as Sharks coach: Gal

Captain Paul Gallen believes James Shepherd must remain as Cronulla's 管理人 coach for the 残り/休憩(する) of the NRL season as the Sharks 猛烈に 試みる/企てる to 突き破る off the 木造の spoon.

The Sharks' inconsistent 業績/成果s have continued under Shepherd since Peter Sharp stepped 負かす/撃墜する as 暫定的な coach three weeks ago, with their incredible come-from-behind 勝利,勝つ over 首相s the Sydney Roosters 支援するd up by a capitulation to Newcastle.

The 一時停止するd Shane Flanagan will return as 長,率いる coach at the 結論 of the season and Gallen said swapping to a fourth 助言者 in the space of いっそう少なく than 12 months won't do the Sharks any good.

"I feel we just have to keep it the way it is," Gallen told Sky Sports 無線で通信する's Big Sports Breakfast on Wednesday.

"I spoke to (Sharks boss) Steve Noyce yesterday and 基本的に said it would 不公平な on the players if we had another coach.

"We have had three 発言する/表明するs already since December with Flanno, Sharpey and now Shep.

"To get a fourth bloke in the space of 10 months, it is 不公平な to the players.

"There's eight games to go and we play this Friday so we are not going to get a new coach in this week.

"By the time a new coach comes in and stamps his 当局 and brings his style of play it will take him two weeks or so and suddenly there is five games to go."

Gallen's comments late last month that "I don't think players have been putting 100 per cent in because they're under the impression Sharpy isn't putting 100 per cent in" に先行するd Sharp's 出口.

The NSW captain said it was up to the Sharks' 上級の players, along with the club's former under-20s coach Shepherd, to steer the last-placed Sharks through the final eight 一連の会議、交渉/完成するs.

"The 上級の players with Shep have to step up and take some real 責任/義務 and 堅い it out until the end of the year," Gallen said.

"We know we can't make the 半分-決勝戦. Our goal is to get as far away from the 木造の spoon as we can.

"We have some winnable games, 特に at Shark Park and that is our goal for the 残り/休憩(する) of the year to 勝利,勝つ the 残り/休憩(する) of our home games."

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