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Premiership Rugby 20/21 - Rd 19
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<blockquote data-quote="Yoshimitsu" data-source="post: 1039489" data-attributes="member: 71899"><p>Very much agree with this. Effectively Exeter play two massive aggressive flank forwards who also provide lineout threat. None of the back row particularly worry about turnover at the breakdown as that's not the plan. Attrition hits and constant pressure at the line are designed to win the ball back. The ruck isn't the focus (they like to slow it up mind). It works up to a point, but should a team match or outmatch them physically in that regard as Leinster did, the whole plan comes crashing down and Simmonds is effectively neutered too.</p><p></p><p>England could accommodate Simmonds but I suspect it would end up looking like we're playing 4 locks to make it work. I'm not sure that unless you fully subscribe to the plan it'll work (and I'm not sure we have the players to do it). I think if you want to go the Exeter way, you need to go all in. Baxter has 100% buy-in. The players clearly trust the plan and rarely deviate from it.</p><p></p><p>Eddie is nowt if not stubborn. His philosophy appears to involve creating space with a heavy carrying 8. If he tries that with Simmonds it'll be the worst coaching since Graham Henry tried to make Balshaw a crashball merchant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yoshimitsu, post: 1039489, member: 71899"] Very much agree with this. Effectively Exeter play two massive aggressive flank forwards who also provide lineout threat. None of the back row particularly worry about turnover at the breakdown as that's not the plan. Attrition hits and constant pressure at the line are designed to win the ball back. The ruck isn't the focus (they like to slow it up mind). It works up to a point, but should a team match or outmatch them physically in that regard as Leinster did, the whole plan comes crashing down and Simmonds is effectively neutered too. England could accommodate Simmonds but I suspect it would end up looking like we're playing 4 locks to make it work. I'm not sure that unless you fully subscribe to the plan it'll work (and I'm not sure we have the players to do it). I think if you want to go the Exeter way, you need to go all in. Baxter has 100% buy-in. The players clearly trust the plan and rarely deviate from it. Eddie is nowt if not stubborn. His philosophy appears to involve creating space with a heavy carrying 8. If he tries that with Simmonds it'll be the worst coaching since Graham Henry tried to make Balshaw a crashball merchant. [/QUOTE]
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