Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Other Stuff
Archived
Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool C: New Zealand vs. Namibia (24/09/2015)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 749504" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Savea wasn't 0/1 and didn't leak a try. His missed tackle was just a terrible effort against a stationary tackler...</p><p></p><p>I can be more forgiving of average defense on the wings (in which NMS os no Brian Lima) but not in midfield. I forgive my outside backs to back themselves on the outside because that's there job. Its a centres job to draw in defenders to create space, and distribute. Fekitoa did not do this. I would have no problem with him making some of these decisions if he was on the wing.</p><p></p><p>Running to the sideline and throwing a blind pass is hardly Savea's fault (although I'm not surprised you looked for him to blame). He ran laterally and had a Namibian player to the right. The offload wasnt on so Savea had to act as support play. Throwing it blindly to a Namibian player, it doesn't really matter where Savea is..</p><p></p><p> I didn't mention his support play from that 1 offload, because that was one of the few time he didn't make the wrong decision. Painting any criticism of Fekitoa as bias - but defending him on the basis of one nice support like pretty much sums it up for me too. I don't seem to be alone in my criticism of Fekitoa, so maybe it's not just me who thinks he was poor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 749504, member: 38640"] Savea wasn't 0/1 and didn't leak a try. His missed tackle was just a terrible effort against a stationary tackler... I can be more forgiving of average defense on the wings (in which NMS os no Brian Lima) but not in midfield. I forgive my outside backs to back themselves on the outside because that's there job. Its a centres job to draw in defenders to create space, and distribute. Fekitoa did not do this. I would have no problem with him making some of these decisions if he was on the wing. Running to the sideline and throwing a blind pass is hardly Savea's fault (although I'm not surprised you looked for him to blame). He ran laterally and had a Namibian player to the right. The offload wasnt on so Savea had to act as support play. Throwing it blindly to a Namibian player, it doesn't really matter where Savea is.. I didn't mention his support play from that 1 offload, because that was one of the few time he didn't make the wrong decision. Painting any criticism of Fekitoa as bias - but defending him on the basis of one nice support like pretty much sums it up for me too. I don't seem to be alone in my criticism of Fekitoa, so maybe it's not just me who thinks he was poor. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Stuff
Archived
Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool C: New Zealand vs. Namibia (24/09/2015)
Top