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3rd test - Australia v British & Irish Lions

People slate Gatland for being overly pragmatic, and I get it, but for me this tour has been similar in that head coach has made poor strategic decisions

In Farrell's defence injuries have probably disrupted what he wanted to do. Probably always wanted Ringrose and Aki for example, Keenan getting the trots, Daly injured but a top class coach should be able to deal with it. The head scratcher for me has always been the lack of specialist blind sides and the number of 7's not to play duel open sides in any of the tests.

Aussies just want it far more tonight.
 
Didn't deserve to tour, didnt deserve to be involved in a test, played out of position...

Is he captain now? Hahaha
So implying he will/has had a 20 minute stinker is purely based on his inclusion rather than what’s happened as is completely pre determined rather than based on what happens in the field.
 
In Farrell's defence injuries have probably disrupted what he wanted to do. Probably always wanted Ringrose and Aki for example, Keenan getting the trots, Daly injured but a top class coach should be able to deal with it. The head scratcher for me has always been the lack of specialist blind sides and the number of 7's not to play duel open sides in any of the tests.

Aussies just want it far more tonight.
That's BS, so his first choices regardless of how people play get injured so he choose others regardless of form. Some players never had a chance and it stinks.
 
This is easily one of the worst lions team in living memory and there is absolutely no reason for it with the players available to choose from. Farrell has to be up there with Woodward in terms of incompetency.
 
3 interventions from Farrell so far

1 hospital pass for Aki to carry into 3 defenders who'd all read it
1 hospital pass having stolen all the time and space from the outside runners
1 pop pass to absolutely nobody

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The hospital pass to Aki is probably the only one and even then there we’re very limited options, it’s strange that all his play is often judged so negatively when lions were thoroughly outplayed for the entirety of the first half and failed to score yet he wasn’t even on the pitch.
 

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