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England v South Africa - 26/11/2022 - KO 4.30 GMT
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<blockquote data-quote="Crash Hamster" data-source="post: 1110642" data-attributes="member: 84693"><p>I've never understood the "we must hide the attacking plan" idea.</p><p></p><p>Surely, for it to be effective, an attacking plan must have several options, any of which might be used in any given attack. This means decoy runners in good positions to take the ball and the defence having no idea which are decoys and which are strike runners. It also means that the plkayers have the skills to make the right choices at the right times.</p><p></p><p>Let's take a 5m lineout. The options are drive, shift drive, off the top, out the back, blindside peel, over the top, openside backs move (might have missed something, but it doesn't matter.) Knowing that doesn't mean you can stop a team scoring though.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you dont reveal *that one special move that might win you the World Cup* until you absolutely have to, but having half a dozen different plays from a 5m lineout isn't something to be hidden; if a team has seen all six doesn't mean they can stop it; if they're aware you also have a seventh *super secret RWC winning move* under wraps, they may not defend one of the original six as well as they might.</p><p></p><p>Tl;dr: the threat of a *super secret move* is going to confuse defences just as much, whether it exists or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crash Hamster, post: 1110642, member: 84693"] I've never understood the "we must hide the attacking plan" idea. Surely, for it to be effective, an attacking plan must have several options, any of which might be used in any given attack. This means decoy runners in good positions to take the ball and the defence having no idea which are decoys and which are strike runners. It also means that the plkayers have the skills to make the right choices at the right times. Let's take a 5m lineout. The options are drive, shift drive, off the top, out the back, blindside peel, over the top, openside backs move (might have missed something, but it doesn't matter.) Knowing that doesn't mean you can stop a team scoring though. Maybe you dont reveal *that one special move that might win you the World Cup* until you absolutely have to, but having half a dozen different plays from a 5m lineout isn't something to be hidden; if a team has seen all six doesn't mean they can stop it; if they're aware you also have a seventh *super secret RWC winning move* under wraps, they may not defend one of the original six as well as they might. Tl;dr: the threat of a *super secret move* is going to confuse defences just as much, whether it exists or not. [/QUOTE]
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