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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Anghel" data-source="post: 981611" data-attributes="member: 70777"><p>I tend to disagree a bit, although there is a certain amount of truth in your view on the matter. In my opinion, as an "armchair" observer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />, Hansen made some crucial errors in the last WC cycle, all of them combined leading to the semifinal defeat against England, which I dare summarize bellow:</p><p></p><p>- investing for two years in players that have either been on the aging side (i.e. Izzy Dagg), injury-prone (i.e. Milner Skkuder) or on the verge of departure (i.e. Sopoaga), instead of developing or introducing sooner in the AB environment players like Naholo, Mo'Unga, etc.;</p><p>- constantly playing people out of position (i.e. Ben Smith, the most glaring example of them all) or persisting as starters with players clearly more suited for a super sub bench role (i.e. DMac);</p><p>- not settling on a replacement for Kaino at 6 or developing a potential 8 that could fill Read's lack of form;</p><p>- not settling on a firm midfield combination;</p><p>- not finding the key to unlocking the rush defense (as offside this system usually goes), although the ABs were exposed to it for two years straight prior to the RWC;</p><p>- playing some people on past merits, not on the current form.</p><p></p><p>Of course, Hansen was a small genius of the game, but it does not mean he's above criticism. In my view, during the last WC cycle, the ABs only had two really outstanding games, both against your Sprinboks (i.e. away in 2016 and at home in 2017).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Anghel, post: 981611, member: 70777"] I tend to disagree a bit, although there is a certain amount of truth in your view on the matter. In my opinion, as an "armchair" observer :), Hansen made some crucial errors in the last WC cycle, all of them combined leading to the semifinal defeat against England, which I dare summarize bellow: - investing for two years in players that have either been on the aging side (i.e. Izzy Dagg), injury-prone (i.e. Milner Skkuder) or on the verge of departure (i.e. Sopoaga), instead of developing or introducing sooner in the AB environment players like Naholo, Mo'Unga, etc.; - constantly playing people out of position (i.e. Ben Smith, the most glaring example of them all) or persisting as starters with players clearly more suited for a super sub bench role (i.e. DMac); - not settling on a replacement for Kaino at 6 or developing a potential 8 that could fill Read's lack of form; - not settling on a firm midfield combination; - not finding the key to unlocking the rush defense (as offside this system usually goes), although the ABs were exposed to it for two years straight prior to the RWC; - playing some people on past merits, not on the current form. Of course, Hansen was a small genius of the game, but it does not mean he's above criticism. In my view, during the last WC cycle, the ABs only had two really outstanding games, both against your Sprinboks (i.e. away in 2016 and at home in 2017). [/QUOTE]
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