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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool C: New Zealand vs. Namibia (24/09/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi_" data-source="post: 749816" data-attributes="member: 71618"><p>I know the record and have loved every minute of it. But that's in the past and teams need to continue to evolve to stay the best and that involves making hard decisions like dropping mainstays or dropping out off form players. I respect Hansen and the coaching staff A LOT and of course they know what they're doing, but they also clearly have their favourites, like every coach/manager and we have had a lot of get out off jail performances in the last few years for him to hold such a record. A try either way in the last few years and we would have lost the Bledisloe earlier, had a first loss to Ireland etc, it's been a game of margins at times, it's not that I don't forget or respect their records, it's I'm aware of the margins behind them and don't have such an invincible aura in my mind that a lot of our fans think we do (more the NZ public, not specifically you so don't take offence, but also don't patronize me please).</p><p></p><p>Hansen perhaps hasn't been tested with the problem of ageing players or out off form players as much in the last few years, it's a problem I don't think he's faced and I think he's about to face it. I still have faith we will win, but I think there's things we can do better or tweak to make it easier for ourselves and that's letting go of habitual ageing under performing players and out off form players, where do you draw the line with under performing "main stays"?.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi_, post: 749816, member: 71618"] I know the record and have loved every minute of it. But that's in the past and teams need to continue to evolve to stay the best and that involves making hard decisions like dropping mainstays or dropping out off form players. I respect Hansen and the coaching staff A LOT and of course they know what they're doing, but they also clearly have their favourites, like every coach/manager and we have had a lot of get out off jail performances in the last few years for him to hold such a record. A try either way in the last few years and we would have lost the Bledisloe earlier, had a first loss to Ireland etc, it's been a game of margins at times, it's not that I don't forget or respect their records, it's I'm aware of the margins behind them and don't have such an invincible aura in my mind that a lot of our fans think we do (more the NZ public, not specifically you so don't take offence, but also don't patronize me please). Hansen perhaps hasn't been tested with the problem of ageing players or out off form players as much in the last few years, it's a problem I don't think he's faced and I think he's about to face it. I still have faith we will win, but I think there's things we can do better or tweak to make it easier for ourselves and that's letting go of habitual ageing under performing players and out off form players, where do you draw the line with under performing "main stays"?. [/QUOTE]
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