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[2014 EOYT] Wales vs New Zealand
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<blockquote data-quote="Helmy" data-source="post: 693775" data-attributes="member: 54698"><p>No, it's an opinion. Cruden took his time bedding into being a starter for the All Blacks, as will Barrett. If you wanna write a developing player off after a handful of games, that's your decision.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how many times I have to say I'm not calling him a world beater, just pointing out that jumping on his back is a very knee jerk reaction. If you want to take a dig at Barrett, feel free, but don't put words in my mouth insinuating that I'm suggesting he should be the number one first five eight, because I'm not. All I'm saying is a lot of people have got swept up in how 'shocking' he was, when the All Blacks have struggled for the first 60 or so minutes against Scotland, England and Wales with three different 10s. I'd suggest that it being a year out from the WC, the selectors have the teams and players doing things they wouldn't usually to see if they might be able to impose that game plan as a get out of jail free card with ten minutes to go in a play-off situation, rather than the starting tactics.</p><p></p><p>But, hey, how can I expect future planning from someone who can't even spell a player's name right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helmy, post: 693775, member: 54698"] No, it's an opinion. Cruden took his time bedding into being a starter for the All Blacks, as will Barrett. If you wanna write a developing player off after a handful of games, that's your decision. I don't know how many times I have to say I'm not calling him a world beater, just pointing out that jumping on his back is a very knee jerk reaction. If you want to take a dig at Barrett, feel free, but don't put words in my mouth insinuating that I'm suggesting he should be the number one first five eight, because I'm not. All I'm saying is a lot of people have got swept up in how 'shocking' he was, when the All Blacks have struggled for the first 60 or so minutes against Scotland, England and Wales with three different 10s. I'd suggest that it being a year out from the WC, the selectors have the teams and players doing things they wouldn't usually to see if they might be able to impose that game plan as a get out of jail free card with ten minutes to go in a play-off situation, rather than the starting tactics. But, hey, how can I expect future planning from someone who can't even spell a player's name right? [/QUOTE]
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