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2024 Guinness Six Nations
RBS 6 Nations - Scotland Vs England (04/02/2012 - 17:00)
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 479061" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Bad news old boy, we're in Paris not HQ.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to stay optimistic. This team is clearly a work in progress, it's got Italy next week which is not mission impossible, then it's got a break - that gives them time to work on their defensive alignment and rucking over, get used to playing with each other, get a few key players in better form and so on. We've also got some very useful players coming back. If all goes well, we'll look a more cohesive unit in a couple of games. A lot of these players have beaten all three of the named teams in the last 12 months, it's just a matter of getting our confidence back and nailing our basics again and we've got a shot.</p><p></p><p>Yes, Ireland, Wales and France all showed better than us this weekend, but there we go. We won't give away the size disadvantage that Ireland's midfield did to the Jolly Red Giants, and Wales were pretty wasteful. Ireland still have some major problems and if we can slow their ball down and get Tuilagi and some other big boys running at their centres, we'll have some joy of it. A team with more out wide than Italy could have given France real problems, we've got more out wide. Potentially at least.</p><p></p><p>We're still the underdogs, but it's doable. Well. If things go well against Italy anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 479061, member: 42330"] Bad news old boy, we're in Paris not HQ. I'm going to stay optimistic. This team is clearly a work in progress, it's got Italy next week which is not mission impossible, then it's got a break - that gives them time to work on their defensive alignment and rucking over, get used to playing with each other, get a few key players in better form and so on. We've also got some very useful players coming back. If all goes well, we'll look a more cohesive unit in a couple of games. A lot of these players have beaten all three of the named teams in the last 12 months, it's just a matter of getting our confidence back and nailing our basics again and we've got a shot. Yes, Ireland, Wales and France all showed better than us this weekend, but there we go. We won't give away the size disadvantage that Ireland's midfield did to the Jolly Red Giants, and Wales were pretty wasteful. Ireland still have some major problems and if we can slow their ball down and get Tuilagi and some other big boys running at their centres, we'll have some joy of it. A team with more out wide than Italy could have given France real problems, we've got more out wide. Potentially at least. We're still the underdogs, but it's doable. Well. If things go well against Italy anyway. [/QUOTE]
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