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[2018/19 Heineken Cup] Round 1: Pool 3 (14/10/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="Thingimubob" data-source="post: 925926" data-attributes="member: 20956"><p>Well that game probably summed up supporting the Blues...</p><p></p><p>Pre-game: Fully expecting a battering, through a mixture of inconsistent form, injuries and the mad decision to pick a largely 2nd choice backline (3rd choice on the bench) vs one of the best sides in Europe... with two of our smallest players in key defensive positions at 12 and 15...</p><p></p><p>First Half: Oh... the Blues might actually have a chance? Forwards fronting up, defence up in Sarries faces, and Nipper scoring a beaut to cap off a very decent half.</p><p></p><p>Second Half: Ah. Business as usual.</p><p></p><p>It's not even the hammering that hurts most, it's the half time optimism...</p><p></p><p>Fair play to Sarries though, their intensity after half time was immense and they really played the conditions perfectly, and put the Blues to the sword every time they were given a sniff.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side, Anscombe really struggled with the conditions and his game management in the 2nd half was non existent. Doesn't help that he barely had a platform in the second half, and injuries during the match lost any sort of cohesion in the backline, but probably sums up why a large contingent of Welsh fans don't trust him to steer Wales home when under pressure!</p><p></p><p>If the Blues can keep the first half intensity up for the 80 mins then they could be in with a sniff next week at the CAP, but I'm not gonna let myself get dragged into the cycle of optimism and despair again...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thingimubob, post: 925926, member: 20956"] Well that game probably summed up supporting the Blues... Pre-game: Fully expecting a battering, through a mixture of inconsistent form, injuries and the mad decision to pick a largely 2nd choice backline (3rd choice on the bench) vs one of the best sides in Europe... with two of our smallest players in key defensive positions at 12 and 15... First Half: Oh... the Blues might actually have a chance? Forwards fronting up, defence up in Sarries faces, and Nipper scoring a beaut to cap off a very decent half. Second Half: Ah. Business as usual. It's not even the hammering that hurts most, it's the half time optimism... Fair play to Sarries though, their intensity after half time was immense and they really played the conditions perfectly, and put the Blues to the sword every time they were given a sniff. On the flip side, Anscombe really struggled with the conditions and his game management in the 2nd half was non existent. Doesn't help that he barely had a platform in the second half, and injuries during the match lost any sort of cohesion in the backline, but probably sums up why a large contingent of Welsh fans don't trust him to steer Wales home when under pressure! If the Blues can keep the first half intensity up for the 80 mins then they could be in with a sniff next week at the CAP, but I'm not gonna let myself get dragged into the cycle of optimism and despair again... [/QUOTE]
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