Lièvremont has had an interesting four years as national coach, experimenting wildly in selection to the increasing exasperation of the Tricolore populace.
Anyone who doubts this need only to Google "positive psychology" and "coaching" and experiment by adding some names of proponents of mainstream positive psychology.
Described by club coach Pep Guardiola as "the most intelligent player I've coached", the experiment at this World Cup of copying his switch from right-back to a deep-lying defensive midfield role like he has done at Bayern Munich was not a disaster by any means, but Germany have looked more solid in defence and fluid in attack since he returned to full-back for the quarter-finals.
If it was good for the Spanish, a little further down it wasn't much fun for British coaches, the experiment brief and unlikely to be repeated in a hurry.
A railway coach, named Experiment, arrived the evening of 26 September 1825, was attached to Locomotion No. 1, and Pease, Stephenson and other members of the committee made an experimental journey between Shildon and Darlington, with James Stephenson, George's elder brother, at the controls.
Coach is experimenting, and I've just got to get it done".
With Matthew Leuenberger returning to the Brisbane line-up after recovering from a serious knee injury, Lions coach Justin Leppitsch experimented successfully by also regularly deploying his other ruckman Stefan Martin at the centre bounces.
That began to change in September 2010 when, at the suggestion of her college coach, she experimented with Aimpoint, a method of reading greens that teaches golfers how to identify slope and its affect on the break of the putt, among other lessons.
As the Knicks continued to lose games, Hardaway was moved out of the starting lineup for Quincy Acy on November 12 as head coach Derek Fisher experimented with his lineup.
This is not the first time that Fitzgerald and his coaching staff have experimented with sleep schedules.
