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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 898659" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Where to start?</p><p></p><p>I don't think we're too conservative, but I do think there's a wide inability to flex styles as a game unfolds. Can't prove it, but gut reaction's that coaching's too prescriptive.</p><p></p><p>The breakdown's been done to death on here, but the shortcomings there are massive.</p><p></p><p>To the naked eye, the Irish in particular are a lot more aggressive with ball in hand, at the tackle and in the subsequent breakdown. Rats used a good word "venom". We just seem too nice. Look at the difference Underhill made against Scotland, just by hitting hard - its not rocket science and frankly should be a given. The likes of Genge, LCD, Sinckler, flavour of the weekend Attwood, can all do that so there is hope. Loz although not the biggest runs really aggressively at space in a way that the Faz / Ford combo doesn't.</p><p></p><p>As for earning the "right to go wide", rugby's still all about finding space. If you're playing sprinters like Joseph, May, Watson and Daly you need to create the space for them, its going to be rare that they conjure something up in heavy traffic. Different dynamic with a Manu or a Cokanasiga who might be able to break tackles. But it doesn't really matter who the backs are if the pack's not on the front foot.</p><p></p><p>As for Olyy's post, I couldn't agree more. Would Eng be a better team with the Georgian front row?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 898659, member: 73144"] Where to start? I don't think we're too conservative, but I do think there's a wide inability to flex styles as a game unfolds. Can't prove it, but gut reaction's that coaching's too prescriptive. The breakdown's been done to death on here, but the shortcomings there are massive. To the naked eye, the Irish in particular are a lot more aggressive with ball in hand, at the tackle and in the subsequent breakdown. Rats used a good word "venom". We just seem too nice. Look at the difference Underhill made against Scotland, just by hitting hard - its not rocket science and frankly should be a given. The likes of Genge, LCD, Sinckler, flavour of the weekend Attwood, can all do that so there is hope. Loz although not the biggest runs really aggressively at space in a way that the Faz / Ford combo doesn't. As for earning the "right to go wide", rugby's still all about finding space. If you're playing sprinters like Joseph, May, Watson and Daly you need to create the space for them, its going to be rare that they conjure something up in heavy traffic. Different dynamic with a Manu or a Cokanasiga who might be able to break tackles. But it doesn't really matter who the backs are if the pack's not on the front foot. As for Olyy's post, I couldn't agree more. Would Eng be a better team with the Georgian front row? [/QUOTE]
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