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<blockquote data-quote="will311293" data-source="post: 1031885" data-attributes="member: 73664"><p>The more and more i've watched us, the more i compare us to England. We found a niche in the way we were playing rugby and now we have lost it and some of our players just aren't hitting the quality they had 12 months ago. </p><p></p><p>Granted the loss of form players such as Launchbury, Robson, Alfie, Jack, Paolo, Fekitoa etc at times has really hindered us in making good strides but we keep playing a style that isn't working and Lee needs to realise this.</p><p></p><p>When we were getting turnover after turnover with Jack and were able to fling it about we were excellent but now we seem to rush decisions and kick too much (poorly i might add) with huge amounts of penalties being given away. Players who were on form 12 months ago looking nothing like they do now and one after another give penalty after penalty away. Players such as Gaskell, Brookes. Taylor, McIntyre etc haven't looked at the races and players keep making simple mistakes. The concerning thing is unlike last season Lee hasn't given youth much of a look in even though there is no relegation.</p><p></p><p>We also have a 10 short of confidence (Umaga), an extremely young 10 (Atkinson), two injured starting flyhalves/2nd playermaker (Sops/Mills) and a not-so-green Jimmy. Wasps have always operated with two playmakers to take pressure off 10 and keep running rugby going and fluid. with Minozzi/Miller at 15 and Le Boug/tired Gops at 12, we just don't have the ability to play like we usually do. We need that playmaking 12 back to give us options or a 15 that can do the same.</p><p></p><p>Look at Tigers, Saints, Quins and even Wuss to an extent. </p><p></p><p>Tigers (Kelly, Martin, Henderson, Chessum, Steward, Van Poortvliet, Potter, Porter, Heyes, Reffell) </p><p>Quins (Murley, Green, Northmore, Smith)</p><p>Saints (Sleightholme, Furbank, Dingwall, Painter,Grayson, Freeman)</p><p></p><p>All come through giving Youth a chance, either because the main squad weren't doing it or that they had injuries. I would just love to have seen what Simmonds, Spink, Sirker etc could have done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="will311293, post: 1031885, member: 73664"] The more and more i've watched us, the more i compare us to England. We found a niche in the way we were playing rugby and now we have lost it and some of our players just aren't hitting the quality they had 12 months ago. Granted the loss of form players such as Launchbury, Robson, Alfie, Jack, Paolo, Fekitoa etc at times has really hindered us in making good strides but we keep playing a style that isn't working and Lee needs to realise this. When we were getting turnover after turnover with Jack and were able to fling it about we were excellent but now we seem to rush decisions and kick too much (poorly i might add) with huge amounts of penalties being given away. Players who were on form 12 months ago looking nothing like they do now and one after another give penalty after penalty away. Players such as Gaskell, Brookes. Taylor, McIntyre etc haven't looked at the races and players keep making simple mistakes. The concerning thing is unlike last season Lee hasn't given youth much of a look in even though there is no relegation. We also have a 10 short of confidence (Umaga), an extremely young 10 (Atkinson), two injured starting flyhalves/2nd playermaker (Sops/Mills) and a not-so-green Jimmy. Wasps have always operated with two playmakers to take pressure off 10 and keep running rugby going and fluid. with Minozzi/Miller at 15 and Le Boug/tired Gops at 12, we just don't have the ability to play like we usually do. We need that playmaking 12 back to give us options or a 15 that can do the same. Look at Tigers, Saints, Quins and even Wuss to an extent. Tigers (Kelly, Martin, Henderson, Chessum, Steward, Van Poortvliet, Potter, Porter, Heyes, Reffell) Quins (Murley, Green, Northmore, Smith) Saints (Sleightholme, Furbank, Dingwall, Painter,Grayson, Freeman) All come through giving Youth a chance, either because the main squad weren't doing it or that they had injuries. I would just love to have seen what Simmonds, Spink, Sirker etc could have done. [/QUOTE]
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