Nick Faldo is obviously insane. There are any number of reasons to think so, the latest being his admission that he'd happily reprise his role of European Ryder Cup captain following what happened at Valhalla a few months back.
After leading the Euros to defeat (and handily, I might add), Faldo is eager for more. Hmm, sounds like a horrible idea, particularly since he was roundly criticized for his efforts.
I suspect others' opinions don't phase Faldo -- he was never Britain's most popular player (or close to it, really), despite winning six majors. So this probably won't change his opinion either: Ian Poulter, the same guy Faldo named to the '08 Ryder Cup squad amid some controversy, feigns indifference about the prospects of Faldo returning in '10:
"I wouldn't see it as a bad thing," Poulter said when asked whether Faldo deserved another crack after being in charge of this year's losing team in Kentucky. "Nick, if he gets the position, would certainly learn from what happened this time and I'm sure he would do a few things differently.Poulter's right, it's not to his advantage to point out that Faldo sat the team's two best players -- Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood -- on Saturday, and seemed out of his element for most of the weekend. But, hey, if Paul Azinger is willing to consider a comeback, might as well let Faldo be part of the re-enactment as well.
"I'm sure he's made his own notes from how the week went. The good stuff, I'm sure he'll take positives from and the bad stuff, I'm sure he will learn if he could have done them any differently." ... "I'm only a player," he said. "I don't think it's to my advantage to comment on what he could have done better.
