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[2017 RBS Six Nations] Round 3: England vs Italy (26/02/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 839460" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Maybe you were drunk that year? I can't say I recall any reasons not to be drunk that year.</p><p></p><p>Ford's definitely gone through bad patches where his composure and timing have been off for club and country, although I'd ask which young fly-half doesn't - the trick is to outgrow the inconsistency. </p><p></p><p>I actually quite like that he's been through them and that he's bounced back and that we've seen what a worse case scenario from him looks like. You can still win with Ford playing poorly by his standards (as long as someone else is taking the kicking) and he doesn't let it get to his play and can still produce game winning moments (goal kicking aside where some days he starts poorly and you know its all going downhill from there). And he's not phased by being in a tricky position on the score board either, his dodgiest moments have come either from a) rest of team taking a solid beating b) off the pitch shenanigans.</p><p></p><p>I think my considered stance on the mental strength front is that while I think he's clearly got room for growth there (what 23 year old doesn't), it doesn't seem to be a major issue.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As for changing styles - in fairness, Jones has wanted England to be able to execute a style with a physical midfielder right from the beginning, just the stars didn't align. Now we can.</p><p></p><p>Short term, we have a definite carrying problem. Te'o for Joseph potentially solves that. I've no idea whether you'd start with him vs Scotland if things go well, but at least you'd be more practised at switching to the style when Te'o is sprung from the bench, which is no bad thing at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 839460, member: 42330"] Maybe you were drunk that year? I can't say I recall any reasons not to be drunk that year. Ford's definitely gone through bad patches where his composure and timing have been off for club and country, although I'd ask which young fly-half doesn't - the trick is to outgrow the inconsistency. I actually quite like that he's been through them and that he's bounced back and that we've seen what a worse case scenario from him looks like. You can still win with Ford playing poorly by his standards (as long as someone else is taking the kicking) and he doesn't let it get to his play and can still produce game winning moments (goal kicking aside where some days he starts poorly and you know its all going downhill from there). And he's not phased by being in a tricky position on the score board either, his dodgiest moments have come either from a) rest of team taking a solid beating b) off the pitch shenanigans. I think my considered stance on the mental strength front is that while I think he's clearly got room for growth there (what 23 year old doesn't), it doesn't seem to be a major issue. As for changing styles - in fairness, Jones has wanted England to be able to execute a style with a physical midfielder right from the beginning, just the stars didn't align. Now we can. Short term, we have a definite carrying problem. Te'o for Joseph potentially solves that. I've no idea whether you'd start with him vs Scotland if things go well, but at least you'd be more practised at switching to the style when Te'o is sprung from the bench, which is no bad thing at all. [/QUOTE]
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