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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1049219" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Jones would be mad if that happens, but knowing Jones that is perfectly likely. If he ditches his current stupid game plan and plays to Ford's strength, England could have a much better attack and Smith plays closer to Ford's natural style than he does to Farrell. Farrell is ultra conservative playing in an ultra conservative gameplan and still fails to deliver. If a player can't succeed in a gameplan that is supposed to be built around his style then he simply isn't good enough. If we get more back to running rugby with some cute passing, Ford and Smith are the 2 players to execute that. Couple that with Randall and Robson at 9, a more dynamic 8, a solid 15 and a 12 that is actually a 12 and I think England could have a very good foundation to build on.</p><p></p><p>Jones should not persist with the negative rugby he has been forcing on the team. I've been saying it for 2 years now, Farrell isn't the only one misfiring in the England team but he is smack bang in the centre of most things that have gone wrong with the team (style and execution). More than any other player on the pitch. The fact that Farrell fucks up so Ford gets punished is such a perverse setup and I don't think any country shifts the blame from 1 player to another quite like we do with shifting Farrell's faults onto Ford.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1049219, member: 56232"] Jones would be mad if that happens, but knowing Jones that is perfectly likely. If he ditches his current stupid game plan and plays to Ford's strength, England could have a much better attack and Smith plays closer to Ford's natural style than he does to Farrell. Farrell is ultra conservative playing in an ultra conservative gameplan and still fails to deliver. If a player can't succeed in a gameplan that is supposed to be built around his style then he simply isn't good enough. If we get more back to running rugby with some cute passing, Ford and Smith are the 2 players to execute that. Couple that with Randall and Robson at 9, a more dynamic 8, a solid 15 and a 12 that is actually a 12 and I think England could have a very good foundation to build on. Jones should not persist with the negative rugby he has been forcing on the team. I've been saying it for 2 years now, Farrell isn't the only one misfiring in the England team but he is smack bang in the centre of most things that have gone wrong with the team (style and execution). More than any other player on the pitch. The fact that Farrell fucks up so Ford gets punished is such a perverse setup and I don't think any country shifts the blame from 1 player to another quite like we do with shifting Farrell's faults onto Ford. [/QUOTE]
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