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<blockquote data-quote="Not Eddie Jones" data-source="post: 1013939" data-attributes="member: 81025"><p>I do actually agree with you. We haven't been able to change tack or problem solve and it's something Woodward's team did time and time again. That's why I was so pleased with the France win, it felt like they'd got over a hurdle that's been plaguing them. A year ago we were saying that England couldn't win games unless they scored first, that if they fell behind they struggled and lost. Against France we went behind to an early try, fought back, dominated the second half and stole it at the death. Hopefully they now kick on and start doing that regularly. If they don't, it was just a blip and we are, as you say, too mechanical. Certainly Eddie and the players are constantly talking about the players taking responsibility for changing things when they're not working, and I agree that we've rarely seen that happen. Then again, England have rarely played from behind this year, they've dominated a lot of matches, so there hasn't really been that much need for it, nor opportunity. I suspect the last three games of the 6N, away to Wales and Ireland either side of France at Twickers, will tell us whether they've kicked on or not. Until then, I shall remain staunchly optimistic. After all, when have England ever let us down before?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Not Eddie Jones, post: 1013939, member: 81025"] I do actually agree with you. We haven't been able to change tack or problem solve and it's something Woodward's team did time and time again. That's why I was so pleased with the France win, it felt like they'd got over a hurdle that's been plaguing them. A year ago we were saying that England couldn't win games unless they scored first, that if they fell behind they struggled and lost. Against France we went behind to an early try, fought back, dominated the second half and stole it at the death. Hopefully they now kick on and start doing that regularly. If they don't, it was just a blip and we are, as you say, too mechanical. Certainly Eddie and the players are constantly talking about the players taking responsibility for changing things when they're not working, and I agree that we've rarely seen that happen. Then again, England have rarely played from behind this year, they've dominated a lot of matches, so there hasn't really been that much need for it, nor opportunity. I suspect the last three games of the 6N, away to Wales and Ireland either side of France at Twickers, will tell us whether they've kicked on or not. Until then, I shall remain staunchly optimistic. After all, when have England ever let us down before?:p [/QUOTE]
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