Although I have been reading a lot about the Americans having a superior team, it's clear that some European writers find Nick Faldo to be the culrpit of the European team's demise. Take this harsh Paul Hayward critique in the Daily Mail:
Nick Faldo, not the crowd, was America’s 13th Man, sending an aircraft carrier to a conflict that was already over.
Hindsight is the media’s favourite language, but there is no escaping the gruesome fact that, when the Americans broke Europe’s Ryder Cup dominance here last night Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and the dual Open champion Padraig Harrington, were all stranded on the Valhalla course.
Point well taken, but read on:
His list will go down as one of the great leadership howlers, and it confirmed the sense we had of Faldo being swept along by instinct and whim. Emotionally overcome by Muhammad Ali’s visit, and the tension of a draining week, the captain’s gaucheness in press conferences and at the opening ceremony were minor foibles compared to yesterday’s aberration.
A little rash?
