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[RWC2019][The Final] England vs. South Africa (02/11/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 979078" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>I know that assumption is the mother of all fukups. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that he is essentially targeting the SA plan of having the 6/2 split in the final and how our bench was tactically used to overpower the opposition.</p><p></p><p>Why would he write this specific of article just AFTER the final? Tactical substitutions has been part of the game a very long time. And he had ample opportunity to write this exact same article without people drawing conclusion they are doing now.</p><p></p><p>My response wasn't just about Guscott's column, but about most of the articles doing the rounds the past 2 weeks. Yes, there is a lot of praising going around, but as always there will be the guys that wants to bring the champions down or want to put an asterisk behind the victory or whatever.</p><p></p><p>I get what Guscott is saying, in that he wants the bench to revert back to the idea of being used only for injury replacement and not tactical replacement. But I can't see that happening with blood subs, HIA assessments etc. People will then start to manupilate the system in other ways, like faking a head injury. At least now, with the tactical subs being allowed, it's the most honest way to do it.</p><p></p><p>Of course Guscott isn't mentioning SA in his column, he's not that stupid. Especially since he was so generously hosted in SA for the entire WC. And sure his opinion isn't just about the bomb squad, and could be aimed at a variety of teams doing various tactical substitutions for different reasons. But his timing is just very suspect. So excuse me and the many others for thinking that there is a more sinister approach in what he is saying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 979078, member: 40658"] I know that assumption is the mother of all fukups. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that he is essentially targeting the SA plan of having the 6/2 split in the final and how our bench was tactically used to overpower the opposition. Why would he write this specific of article just AFTER the final? Tactical substitutions has been part of the game a very long time. And he had ample opportunity to write this exact same article without people drawing conclusion they are doing now. My response wasn't just about Guscott's column, but about most of the articles doing the rounds the past 2 weeks. Yes, there is a lot of praising going around, but as always there will be the guys that wants to bring the champions down or want to put an asterisk behind the victory or whatever. I get what Guscott is saying, in that he wants the bench to revert back to the idea of being used only for injury replacement and not tactical replacement. But I can't see that happening with blood subs, HIA assessments etc. People will then start to manupilate the system in other ways, like faking a head injury. At least now, with the tactical subs being allowed, it's the most honest way to do it. Of course Guscott isn't mentioning SA in his column, he's not that stupid. Especially since he was so generously hosted in SA for the entire WC. And sure his opinion isn't just about the bomb squad, and could be aimed at a variety of teams doing various tactical substitutions for different reasons. But his timing is just very suspect. So excuse me and the many others for thinking that there is a more sinister approach in what he is saying. [/QUOTE]
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