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<blockquote data-quote="Crash Hamster" data-source="post: 1107670" data-attributes="member: 84693"><p>Dan has indeed looked good, from what I've seen of him. I'm sure someone on here (or elsewhere...) was suggesting he's an absolute monster.</p><p></p><p>Dan Frost looked good at Wasps for a while, be interesting to see how he goes at Chiefs. Is he big enough? Not sure.</p><p></p><p>Lennox Anwanyu looks quite the unit. Not sure he's anywhere near international rugby yet, but unless a bad thing happens, he certainly will be in the next WC cycle.</p><p></p><p>I can see England using Smith and Smith as their two fly half options for the forseeable future. Atkinson is a very talented player too. It's a shame that one of them will miss out.</p><p></p><p>England definitely do have the problem that they have a lot of very talented players, which does create a selection headache. I've tried to argue this with my (plastic) Welsh mate for years. It's complicated by Jones having a system which doesn't make use of the talent available though. Tead Hill, a back row player who currently but not exclusively resides at 6, is a better 6 than lock Maro Itoje.</p><p></p><p>Pick the system to take advantage of the best players. Pick the best player in each position; positions have evolved that way for a reason. If that means there's no room for a really talented player in position A, don't shoehorn them in to position B, pick the best at position B instead. If you need to get clever in order to strike some semi-mythical feeling of togetherness, make it the last thing on the list not the first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crash Hamster, post: 1107670, member: 84693"] Dan has indeed looked good, from what I've seen of him. I'm sure someone on here (or elsewhere...) was suggesting he's an absolute monster. Dan Frost looked good at Wasps for a while, be interesting to see how he goes at Chiefs. Is he big enough? Not sure. Lennox Anwanyu looks quite the unit. Not sure he's anywhere near international rugby yet, but unless a bad thing happens, he certainly will be in the next WC cycle. I can see England using Smith and Smith as their two fly half options for the forseeable future. Atkinson is a very talented player too. It's a shame that one of them will miss out. England definitely do have the problem that they have a lot of very talented players, which does create a selection headache. I've tried to argue this with my (plastic) Welsh mate for years. It's complicated by Jones having a system which doesn't make use of the talent available though. Tead Hill, a back row player who currently but not exclusively resides at 6, is a better 6 than lock Maro Itoje. Pick the system to take advantage of the best players. Pick the best player in each position; positions have evolved that way for a reason. If that means there's no room for a really talented player in position A, don't shoehorn them in to position B, pick the best at position B instead. If you need to get clever in order to strike some semi-mythical feeling of togetherness, make it the last thing on the list not the first. [/QUOTE]
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