霍顿在中国渐渐站稳了脚跟。其实,霍顿带国家队的成绩远远比不上曾雪麟、高丰文.施拉普那和戚务生的早期成绩,他们曾经使国家队有过尼赫鲁金杯亚军、亚运会亚军、亚洲杯的第二名及第三名乃至第四名的成绩。从表面上看,霍顿有丰富的职业教练经历,具有现代足球思想,有丰富的足球战术理论,还出过足球著作。但在本质上,霍顿又有致命的缺陷,而且是作为一名成功教练必须具有的因素:卽霍顿既没有当过职业球员,更没有国脚经历。这样训练必然缺乏感性经验,因为有些经验无法学习,只能意会无法言传。霍顿缺乏参加重大比赛的直接经验。这是霍顿的第一大缺陷。其次,霍顿没有执掌过国家级球队教鞭,缺乏管理国家级球队的经验,而且霍顿执教过的球队都是二流水平以下的,这是霍顿的第二大缺陷。霍顿认为,国家队必须保持不断的胜利 Horton in China gradually firm heel. In fact, Holden brought the national team’s performance is far less than the Tseng Snow Lin, Gao Fengwen. Schlappner and Qi Wusheng’s early achievements, they have made the national team runner-up Nehru Cup, runner-up Asian Games, Asian Cup second Name and third place and fourth place results. On the surface, Horton has a wealth of career coaching experience, with modern football ideas, rich football tactics, but also out of football books. But in essence, Horton has a fatal flaw, but also as a successful coach must have the elements: 卽 Horton neither as a professional player, but also no national experience. Such training inevitably lacks perceptual experience, because some experiences can not be learned and can only be interpreted as impotent. Horton lacks direct experience in major games. This is Horton’s biggest flaw. Second, Horton did not run the national team coach, lack of experience managing national teams, and Horton coached teams are below the second level, which is Horton’s second major flaw. Horton believes that the national team must maintain unceasing victory