China is not an individualist minded nation, but at the same time people from even different provinces hate each other. Trust me I've witnessed it.
I believe, this is just not example of what I wanted to say. These czech coaches mostly pointed mentality factor and sense of cooperation. I dont know how to explain it to be honest. Shame that Bukac’s work is probably not translated to english because this guy can go really into the problem. No one can doubt it much as those guys built this program on basically completely different basis than NA. They had very academic approach to everything. I know world is global now etc., but these are things that remain same and if this is the way how to really challenge best teams, let’s be it.
This is imo the main difference between current and present coaches. Canada was too far but these guys had a target to challenge Soviets and they did everything to find way how to beat them or to have competitive program. Results werent always there but that was because of soviets quality. That itself had big influence on way how all czech teams played.
Right now there is no such a target anywhere in former Czechoslovakia. Slovaks saving their hockey and czechs? Probably want to be top 6 or want to produce more elite players.
Thats why many people dont understand to Bukac because he is still looking for the way how to be best in the world, not only to hang somewhere. He is going deep looking for all issues. Even pointed genetics. Maybe too oldschool but, imo, Canada heavily benefits from this attitude which also bring competitivness. And its not here anymore. Thats one of the reasons of current situation. Sure lot of things were done but people are just still afraid to focus on important things.In 90s another coach Wohl resignated from national team just as protest against expansion of czech league which,according to him, had neagtive impact on quality. It appeared he was right. Time changed but I dont see such a persons her.
Some changes were made, some small amount of prospects are comming, but you hear the same from czech NHL scouts. We dont make structural changes of things which dont work. We are afraid and high demand towards it is not there anymore. In past the interest of National team was first and that itself drove competition. Now clubs interests probably obstruct reducing teams in junior leagues, because everybody want to play first league etc.
We dont have that general goal. Canada has it - “its our game,gold”. USA wants to always win and we can not put ourselfs together to jump into it. Maybe its not in our mentality, but that makes difference. Thats why all of czech prospects are questionable in terms of team leaders imo. You doubt it in Pastrnak case, Hertl will probably never be that guy etc. They never experienced it. They were better in youth and were loosing in NT.
But sure its just my opinion. Still I think elite people built this program.