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[2020 Six Nations] England vs Ireland (23/02/20)
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<blockquote data-quote="Not Eddie Jones" data-source="post: 989081" data-attributes="member: 81025"><p>So Eddie is mad, stupid, stubborn and trolling the armchair fans (who are always right, and that's a fact!). Or, Eddie's been winning rugby games for 25 years as a coach, won the WC, the 6N, the Tri-Nations, the Pacific Nations Cup and the Super Rugby ***le, has an 80% win record with his current team and is constantly seeking to innovate. I know which one I find most likely.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Players can't transition to other positions? How about Eddie moving Daly from centre to wing and Daly being such a success he ended up starting there for the Lions against NZ? Why is he picking three locks in the starting pack? According to The 42 website, the Irish think it's a smart move to counter O'Mahoney in the lineout. Why pick two more locks on the bench? Again, the Irish over at The 42 think it's a smart move to have plenty of big men coming off the bench to beast Ireland in the latter stages. Ireland have to now be favourites? With Twickenham a fortress and England having 12 Lions in the starting XV (the other three being those hopeless plodders Curry, Underhill and Ford)? Ireland can win, sure they can, but favourites? Only with Planet Rugby, and their predictions are the kiss of death. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>So why does he keep picking players out of position? Here's a quote from his book about that time when he suggested Nowell as a 7:</p><p></p><p>"Rugby has become very methodical. You watch teams now and you can tell what they are going to do. I went to a Pro14 match the other week and you could almost call the game. You have to look at opportunities to do things differently. The game goes through phases... You have to be radical in your thinking... The only time the eight forwards are together is at a scrum and you could have a ninth forward standing on the blindside wing. It is like when Barcelona won the Champions League playing with a false nine. You always have to look at how you can add more to your team. Our strength is our forward pack. How can we make it even stronger?" (He apparently did use a ninth forward in a game when coaching Japan. He points out too that forwards have a much higher work rate than backs, so how do you deal with that problem? Clue: you innovate.)</p><p></p><p>Eddie is constantly thinking outside the box to try to improve this team. He's right about it's easy to predict what teams are going to do. Look at Ireland under Schmidt or Wales under Gatland. Everybody knew what was coming and therefore worked on a way to counter it. If the media and the fans on these boards have no idea what Eddie's doing with his England selection, surely the Ireland team is going to be none the wiser. Who knows what we'll see from England on Sunday... but that's exactly the point!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Not Eddie Jones, post: 989081, member: 81025"] So Eddie is mad, stupid, stubborn and trolling the armchair fans (who are always right, and that's a fact!). Or, Eddie's been winning rugby games for 25 years as a coach, won the WC, the 6N, the Tri-Nations, the Pacific Nations Cup and the Super Rugby ***le, has an 80% win record with his current team and is constantly seeking to innovate. I know which one I find most likely.:) Players can't transition to other positions? How about Eddie moving Daly from centre to wing and Daly being such a success he ended up starting there for the Lions against NZ? Why is he picking three locks in the starting pack? According to The 42 website, the Irish think it's a smart move to counter O'Mahoney in the lineout. Why pick two more locks on the bench? Again, the Irish over at The 42 think it's a smart move to have plenty of big men coming off the bench to beast Ireland in the latter stages. Ireland have to now be favourites? With Twickenham a fortress and England having 12 Lions in the starting XV (the other three being those hopeless plodders Curry, Underhill and Ford)? Ireland can win, sure they can, but favourites? Only with Planet Rugby, and their predictions are the kiss of death. :D So why does he keep picking players out of position? Here's a quote from his book about that time when he suggested Nowell as a 7: "Rugby has become very methodical. You watch teams now and you can tell what they are going to do. I went to a Pro14 match the other week and you could almost call the game. You have to look at opportunities to do things differently. The game goes through phases... You have to be radical in your thinking... The only time the eight forwards are together is at a scrum and you could have a ninth forward standing on the blindside wing. It is like when Barcelona won the Champions League playing with a false nine. You always have to look at how you can add more to your team. Our strength is our forward pack. How can we make it even stronger?" (He apparently did use a ninth forward in a game when coaching Japan. He points out too that forwards have a much higher work rate than backs, so how do you deal with that problem? Clue: you innovate.) Eddie is constantly thinking outside the box to try to improve this team. He's right about it's easy to predict what teams are going to do. Look at Ireland under Schmidt or Wales under Gatland. Everybody knew what was coming and therefore worked on a way to counter it. If the media and the fans on these boards have no idea what Eddie's doing with his England selection, surely the Ireland team is going to be none the wiser. Who knows what we'll see from England on Sunday... but that's exactly the point! [/QUOTE]
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