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<blockquote data-quote="spartan32" data-source="post: 1093218" data-attributes="member: 72322"><p>I can't see this going well for us sadly. I've seen a couple of comments that the lads just don't look up for it, and haven't since that NZ semi, and I tend to agree. There just seems to be a spark missing. Our pack are solid, with some decent individuals, but our back line, aside from Smith, lacks any real fizz or danger. Steward, Nowell, Faz, are all solid, Marchants ok, big Joe I feel may be just another false dawn, Malins seems very average to me for an international and so on. But maybe that's the point. We haven't got super fast and exciting backs, so let's stop trying to play like we do. Maybe it's time to play percentage rugby, solid kicks lots of territory, focus on set piece and just start winning again. When we had 18 wins in a row teams feared England. The team that couldn't be beaten. And it didn't matter if those wins were by 1 point or 50. And frankly it never does. Win first, then worry about looking good while you do it. </p><p></p><p>Either way I feel that this World Cup cycle will turn out to be a missed opportunity for England. We don't look ready or settled and there isn't enough time left to turn that around now. All I hope for is some entertaining rugby over the next three weeks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spartan32, post: 1093218, member: 72322"] I can’t see this going well for us sadly. I’ve seen a couple of comments that the lads just don’t look up for it, and haven’t since that NZ semi, and I tend to agree. There just seems to be a spark missing. Our pack are solid, with some decent individuals, but our back line, aside from Smith, lacks any real fizz or danger. Steward, Nowell, Faz, are all solid, Marchants ok, big Joe I feel may be just another false dawn, Malins seems very average to me for an international and so on. But maybe that’s the point. We haven’t got super fast and exciting backs, so let’s stop trying to play like we do. Maybe it’s time to play percentage rugby, solid kicks lots of territory, focus on set piece and just start winning again. When we had 18 wins in a row teams feared England. The team that couldn’t be beaten. And it didn’t matter if those wins were by 1 point or 50. And frankly it never does. Win first, then worry about looking good while you do it. Either way I feel that this World Cup cycle will turn out to be a missed opportunity for England. We don’t look ready or settled and there isn’t enough time left to turn that around now. All I hope for is some entertaining rugby over the next three weeks [/QUOTE]
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