Re: What's wrong with Musashimaru?

["Stephen Allanson" <Stephen_Allanson@accessline.com>]

     Stuart,
     
     I tend to agree with your analysis.  But there maybe something else at 
     work.  He is going through a phase when no one is expecting big things 
     from him and maybe he wants some attention.  Like most of the 
     Hawaiians he is emotional and puts a lot of pressure on himself and if 
     he falters he thinks all is lost???????
     
     Perhaps over time he'll get back to where he was a year or so ago.  
     Afterall, he has an ideal sumo body, if he doesn't continue to grow 
     bigger!!!!!!;-)
     
     I believe he'll show his stuff soon.
     
     Steve Allanson
     Higashi-machi    Yokohama


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Subject: What's wrong with Musashimaru?
Author:  stuart@gol.com
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Date:    6/21/96 5:35 PM


     
Andrew said (numerous times ;-):
     
>What's wrong with Musashimaru? I remember when I 
>saw the rikishi here in London in 1991 , he above 
>all the youngsters "looked" the most likely to 
>excel and prove himself to be one of the most 
>formidable of sumo wrestlers. He's gone off the 
>boil. Why?
     
By watching him, I feel the following:
     
1) He has a limited number of techniques.
2) If he is held still, he is almost certain to loose after a minutes 
deadlock.
3) If he looses a match, he seems to loose enthusiasm. If he had a 
unbroken run on the last day he would be fantastic.
     
Just some thoughts... 
     
Stuart
     
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              Stuart C. Woodward, Minami-Ku, Yokohama, JAPAN
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