Was thinking the exact same thing. I said that I HOPE Djokovic loses in the first round in the next 5 big tournaments, to drum some sense into him.The only positive is that, as I already said, there is now only Pepe left to blame.
I too have thought of what Novak's parents think of how this Pepe has taken mental control of their 2 sons. I can't imagine they are happy with this situation. I know I am not.Like we all had predicted, Pepe and his brother are his team now.
My question is, where is his hard headed father in all this ? You would of assumed that his father would of told everybody, including wife, brother, Pepe to take a hike, and leave Nole alone. Wht hasn't he ?
Djokovic will retire by the end of the year. He should anyway.
What a waste. What a bad stigma on his legacy. He will be a laughing stock by the end of all this.
I am so dissapointed, as a fan.
Was thinking the exact same thing. I said that I HOPE Djokovic loses in the first round in the next 5 big tournaments, to drum some sense into him.
But Guru's don't go down that easy. They will sabotage their bretheren, going down.
I too have thought of what Novak's parents think of how this Pepe has taken mental control of their 2 sons. I can't imagine they are happy with this situation. I know I am not.
I'm guessing they know at this point they need to keep their mouths shut or risk losing their place in Novak's life.
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What I'm concerned about is how Novak will eventually break with Pepe. Will it be something to do with his own children?
I would put my hand on fire, and bet that the Djokovic's aspouse to the anti vaxination movement.I'm guessing they know at this point they need to keep their mouths shut or risk losing their place in Novak's life.
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What I'm concerned about is how Novak will eventually break with Pepe. Will it be something to do with his own children?
I would put my hand on fire, and bet that the Djokovic's aspouse to the anti vaxination movement.
Time has told quite a lot, and we've seen quite a lot. Djok is driving around in Pepe's Smart Car, having him around constantly, and has fired everyone who was dedicated to his tennis game...which has gone in the crapper. It looks bizarre and kooky to everyone but you, I just wonder what would be enough evidence to convince you at this point?
What's this disharmony? I may not follow him closely enough... but Becker got his pink slip months ago. What discord was there on the remaining team? Djok's conflicts have been largely internal, no?This could be a good thing for Nole. There was disharmony in his team, and he took drastic measures to remove it.
He's fired everyone in his team because he hasn't won a relevant thing since the FO 2016! Great players who don't achieve results fire their coaches and team members. That's what they do and should do! Plus, Djokovic has always been an odd duck with his choices, i.e. the creepy doctor he had in his camp in 2011, the egg, the "diet", etc. Djokovic has Pepe in his team (and I think Pepe has been around for quite a long while even when Djokovic was winning) and the forum explodes saying Pepe has brainwashed Djokovic and the wife is an evil monster.
Look, I am not a Djokovic fan. I hope you are right and he loses every match he ever plays for the rest of his career and implodes but IMO I think people need to give him time and see if he sorts himself out because if he's still motivated (the big if in this equation) it's possible. I have a feeling he will hire a super coach.
The BS gossip I've read about Djokovic on this forum is hysterical and most of it is coming from his "fans." These fans are imbeciles IMO blaming the wife, the guru, everybody but Djokovic. Djokovic is the man responsible for this downfall(and Father Time to an extent) and nobody else at the end of the day and he will be the one responsible if he manages any sort of comeback. In the meantime, I'll keep my fingers crossed that you are right and he's lost his marbles and he's done!![]()
I know of NO ONE who has fired everyone after winning four majors in a row with the same guys. Not the same way he did it.He's fired everyone in his team because he hasn't won a relevant thing since the FO 2016! Great players who don't achieve results fire their coaches and team members. That's what they do and should do!
I know of NO ONE who has fired everyone after winning four majors in a row with the same guys. Not the same way he did it.
We won't know most of what is going on for some time. The truth always comes out gradually.
How can you say this man is not showing all the signs of someone blaming everyone in the world but himself for falling off a cliff?
I'm acting like so far he's having the worst year since he was very young. When you fire everyone you are saying that they are the problem.Who says he is blaming ?
Also, etc...you act like Djoker isn't two in the world currently and hasn't won anything of note in years
The man won the FO and made the USO final after
Y'all are a damn trip
I'm acting like so far he's having the worst year since he was very young. When you fire everyone you are saying that they are the problem.
I've always stuck up for the guy even though I don't like his tennis.
But not this time.
And you're acting like you are personally related to Novak and have to stick up for what appears to most of us to be extremely weird behavior.Nonsense
You act like you are related to the team he parted with
Is it written in stone players can't switch up their team?
I do not understand why people are so overly emotionally invested in what people they don't know from a whole in the ground do with their professional and private lives
And you're acting like you are personally related to Novak and have to stick up for what appears to most of us to be extremely weird behavior.
Hey, if he ends up tanking what was up to now an amazing career, I won't be crying over it. You obviously think it is just a set-back, and that he's going to be back again.
I don't.
We'll find out which of us is right in a year or two...
And you're acting like you are personally related to Novak and have to stick up for what appears to most of us to be extremely weird behavior.
Hey, if he ends up tanking what was up to now an amazing career, I won't be crying over it. You obviously think it is just a set-back, and that he's going to be back again.
I don't.
We'll find out which of us is right in a year or two...
A matter of principle?And he criticises me for defending Sharapova and never believes me when I say I don't care all that much about her!
What "facts"?It's not really that weird if you take into account all the facts, but whatever floats your boat
And he criticises me for defending Sharapova and never believes me when I s
What "facts"?
ay I don't care all that much about her!
What "facts"?
And he criticises me for defending Sharapova and never believes me when I say I don't care all that much about her!
Damn near 30 is not old in today's tennis...How about the fact that Pepe has been apart of the team in some capacity for more than two years
Which kind of renders null all this knee jerk hand wringing about why Djoker's results have been less than
Or how about the fact that Djoker is no longer a hungry up and coming player(as he was when he first assembled his team), but a guy who has spent a.decade grinding off and on the court, who has achieved damn near everything possible and also who is older and.facing physical decline
The things that applied when one is 20 do not when one is damn near 30
Damn near 30 is not old in today's tennis...
You obviously have strong feelings about people. You want to give Novak a free pass for some pretty bizarre behavior, and you want to burn Sharapova at the stake for being the worst cheater in the history of the world.It's she,.btw
Are you referring to tomic or dokic or anyone in particular?Its older and there are still physical changes
And then combine that with the mental side....
You obviously have strong feelings about people. You want to give Novak a free pass for some pretty bizarre behavior, and you want to burn Sharapova at the stake for being the worst cheater in the history of the world.![]()
30 is older than what?Its older and there are still physical changes
And then combine that with the mental side....
30 is older than what?
Older than 29?
Most of us agree that winning gets much harder when players approach 30. If you think that's all there is to it, fine. The rest of us think firing his whole team is very bizarre, and the quick split with Becker happened very quickly.
You are obviously in the minority.
You're not so dissimilar to Bart after all then [emoji13]Being on the minority on this board is hardly a bad thing
How did you get to that conclusion?Oh,.I get it,.now I'm emotional for being a woman
How did you get to that conclusion?
Some of the most irrational and unreasonable posts I've seen here have come from men.
You think that Novak's decisions are reasonable, and I don't. That's the end of it.
And that connects to me how?Being on the minority on this board is hardly a bad thing when you have numerous "fans" of Djoker calling for him to divorce his wife
And that connects to me how?
I have NO idea what is up with the guy. I'm saying that he is making very bad decisions for a tennis player.
We'll soon see whether Djokovic's changes were ill-advised.
Strong negative opinion about his tennis decisions.Lmaoooo
Admits you have no idea ....still has strong negative opinion lol
Fair enough, but if you had to make a bet, would you bet for or against these changes in terms of them having a positive impact on his tennis?We'll soon see whether Djokovic's changes were ill-advised.
Fair enough, but if you had to make a bet, would you bet for or against these changes in terms of them having a positive impact on his tennis?
Also, me confronting Bart on his bs positions and ludicrous statements is not the same as wanting Sharapova to burn
Time will tell...Here's the deal...is there room to be skeptical about his tennis decisions on face value alone? Absolutely
Is there room to be open to his changes given his career trajectory and factors like wanting to change approaches given physical changes, possible burn out, mental approach? Yes