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[2020 Six Nations] England Squad
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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 985187" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>I don't disagree with anything you've said, but I would argue that while Joe's defence and positional play leave a lot to be desired, he's still significantly stronger than Thorley in these areas of the game. Thorley's incredibly erratic in just about every aspect of the game, which has its benefits and weaknesses offensively at club level because defences have no idea what he's going to do or where he'll pop up, but at international level against more organised defences he won't find nearly as many holes. I imagine it also makes him a nightmare to be in a back three with and to coach, which Jones will not be a fan of. In stark contrast, Joe always looks composed and assured with ball in hand and while he often doesn't make the best choices offensively, he's rarely going to do anything that'll lose you the ball. I don't think that the same can be said for Thorley.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 985187, member: 72520"] I don't disagree with anything you've said, but I would argue that while Joe's defence and positional play leave a lot to be desired, he's still significantly stronger than Thorley in these areas of the game. Thorley's incredibly erratic in just about every aspect of the game, which has its benefits and weaknesses offensively at club level because defences have no idea what he's going to do or where he'll pop up, but at international level against more organised defences he won't find nearly as many holes. I imagine it also makes him a nightmare to be in a back three with and to coach, which Jones will not be a fan of. In stark contrast, Joe always looks composed and assured with ball in hand and while he often doesn't make the best choices offensively, he's rarely going to do anything that'll lose you the ball. I don't think that the same can be said for Thorley. [/QUOTE]
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