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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2021 Six Nations] Wales vs England (27/02/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Wichita" data-source="post: 1023987" data-attributes="member: 59727"><p>On the famous "restart" issue, I suggest you watch the replay and all have a look at the position of the English players when Gauzere restarts the game</p><p>- they are not talking together. Actually there is not a single English player talking to another one</p><p>- they are mostly gathered under the post, waiting for Biggar to take the 3 points</p><p>- they are not at all in a huddle, but aligned under the posts</p><p>- None of the 15 English players bar Youngs are looking at the ball. None. They are slowly walking back to their position as if walking thir dog or just looking at their shoes between the posts</p><p>- on the contrary, if you look at the Welsh players, they are mostly in position and looking at the ball. As all players should, esp in such an important match.</p><p></p><p>The reality is they were all waiting for Biggar to go for 3 points. None of them were ready for something else, because in such a position, it was very unlikely Biggar would miss.</p><p>You can go at the ref all you want. The reality is that this English team are never ready for the unexpected. Every event in the game that does not go according to the book sends them in a frenzied panic. Other teams would have noticed Gauzere was very finicky on players positions in the ruck, on playing the ball when off your feet or offside positions when your team kicks. The Welsh did indeed adjust. England did not. They very seldom show any adaptative skills at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wichita, post: 1023987, member: 59727"] On the famous "restart" issue, I suggest you watch the replay and all have a look at the position of the English players when Gauzere restarts the game - they are not talking together. Actually there is not a single English player talking to another one - they are mostly gathered under the post, waiting for Biggar to take the 3 points - they are not at all in a huddle, but aligned under the posts - None of the 15 English players bar Youngs are looking at the ball. None. They are slowly walking back to their position as if walking thir dog or just looking at their shoes between the posts - on the contrary, if you look at the Welsh players, they are mostly in position and looking at the ball. As all players should, esp in such an important match. The reality is they were all waiting for Biggar to go for 3 points. None of them were ready for something else, because in such a position, it was very unlikely Biggar would miss. You can go at the ref all you want. The reality is that this English team are never ready for the unexpected. Every event in the game that does not go according to the book sends them in a frenzied panic. Other teams would have noticed Gauzere was very finicky on players positions in the ruck, on playing the ball when off your feet or offside positions when your team kicks. The Welsh did indeed adjust. England did not. They very seldom show any adaptative skills at all. [/QUOTE]
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