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<blockquote data-quote="nick_w" data-source="post: 173265"><p>I've sobered up from drowning my sorrows in a big way last night and thought i could be more objective about the result today. Simple fact is, I can't.</p><p></p><p>Wales <em>didn't</em> play better than England, but at the same time England didn't play well at all. We had an ok first half but our finishing was so off it was unreal. I believed all along that picking Balls up, sorry Balshaw, at full back was a huge mistake, Gatland was stating the bleeding obvious earlier in the week saying he was the weakest link. </p><p></p><p>We failed to convert opportunities when they came up. The amount of times we attacked the line was great, and I'm a big believer in quick, fast ball from the ruck so the backs can attack the space, but it just seemed to be Tindall and Wilkinson attacking all the time. When the ball was given to Flood he was making gaps and looking for space. But because of this, we never saw the ball go out to the wingers. Granted, Wales managed to strangle Vanikolo out of the game, but there was no need as the ball ws being whored out by the centres.</p><p></p><p>It wasn't a case of Wales working for a victory, but England being far too lazy to hold onto the lead.</p><p></p><p>Finally, my feelings toward Balshaw can now be described as a "love-hate relationship". From now on, i will simply love to hate the prat. Honestly, that kick was like a gas bill, he could have sent 3 reminders to Phillips before paying for it himself.</p><p></p><p>That rant was longer than I expected!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nick_w, post: 173265"] I've sobered up from drowning my sorrows in a big way last night and thought i could be more objective about the result today. Simple fact is, I can't. Wales [i]didn't[/i] play better than England, but at the same time England didn't play well at all. We had an ok first half but our finishing was so off it was unreal. I believed all along that picking Balls up, sorry Balshaw, at full back was a huge mistake, Gatland was stating the bleeding obvious earlier in the week saying he was the weakest link. We failed to convert opportunities when they came up. The amount of times we attacked the line was great, and I'm a big believer in quick, fast ball from the ruck so the backs can attack the space, but it just seemed to be Tindall and Wilkinson attacking all the time. When the ball was given to Flood he was making gaps and looking for space. But because of this, we never saw the ball go out to the wingers. Granted, Wales managed to strangle Vanikolo out of the game, but there was no need as the ball ws being whored out by the centres. It wasn't a case of Wales working for a victory, but England being far too lazy to hold onto the lead. Finally, my feelings toward Balshaw can now be described as a "love-hate relationship". From now on, i will simply love to hate the prat. Honestly, that kick was like a gas bill, he could have sent 3 reminders to Phillips before paying for it himself. That rant was longer than I expected! [/QUOTE]
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