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<blockquote data-quote="HamJan" data-source="post: 1070590" data-attributes="member: 85428"><p>There's no doubting Smith's talent or his all round game, but Eddie reckons he has the potential to be one of the best players in the world for the next ten years or so, and to help him to achieve this he's deflecting the inevitable pressure by not rushing him. I Remember Danny Cipriani's international debut where the media and the public were drooling about him being the saviour of English rugby because of his huge talent, and despite everybody screaming to see him in an England shirt again, he was overlooked by Ashton, Johnson, Lancaster and Eddie because he couldn't handle the pressure in his early years.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that Smith and Cipriani are cut from the same cloth, but media pressure nowadays is far more intense than it was 10 to 20 years ago and Eddie's helping to deflect some of it to allow Smith longevity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HamJan, post: 1070590, member: 85428"] There's no doubting Smith's talent or his all round game, but Eddie reckons he has the potential to be one of the best players in the world for the next ten years or so, and to help him to achieve this he's deflecting the inevitable pressure by not rushing him. I Remember Danny Cipriani's international debut where the media and the public were drooling about him being the saviour of English rugby because of his huge talent, and despite everybody screaming to see him in an England shirt again, he was overlooked by Ashton, Johnson, Lancaster and Eddie because he couldn't handle the pressure in his early years. I'm not saying that Smith and Cipriani are cut from the same cloth, but media pressure nowadays is far more intense than it was 10 to 20 years ago and Eddie's helping to deflect some of it to allow Smith longevity. [/QUOTE]
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