2022, THE F THE MOSCO By Patrick Sampey
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aturday, December 11th, 2021 -Jeremy Jones has been coach for the Mosconi Cup for a couple years now, but has captained losing USA teams in 2020, and now 2021. Mark Wilson captained teams that struggled, but had a good dynamic. Johan Ruijsink captained winning teams for both team Europe and Team USA in years past -- 2018 & 2019 specifically for team USA.
Coaching and strategy appears to be a big part of winning the Mosconi Cup, great play, and a little luck -- getting “the rolls,” doesn’t hurt either. But having a good captain appears to be tantamount to a winning combination. I believe team USA needs to consider having a new direction for their leadership. I believe that Charlie Williams, Johnny Archer, Tommy Kennedy, Nick Varner, Earl Strickland, and other great US champions like that should have a crack at it, with 51
