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[RWC2023] England vs Samoa (07/10/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1152911" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Farrell is a system player. Get him to execute a gameplan in a working system and I can perfectly believe he is the guy to do it, arguably better than any others in England. What he does not seem to be is a thinker or particularly adaptable. Being a system player works for a club where they can develop it over years, playing day in day out with the same people. It works less well internationally, especially when the system is falling to pieces. The likes of Russell offer a spark and can grab a game by the scruff of the neck themselves (admittedly he's thrown a few and it took a long time for him to become a net positive), Farrell cannot do that as either 10 or captain internationally.</p><p></p><p>Ford and Smith have both demonstrated a level of personal ingenuity, vision and and in Ford's case has brought the team back from a bad position more than once when Farrell has been absent. England with Farrell at 10 or as captain do not seem to do this. Once opponents adapt to our game plan, Farrell isn't able to change.</p><p></p><p>tl;dr he probably makes a lot of noise and can execute orders but also not the brightest spark. Like a noisy but popular sergeant rather than a general.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1152911, member: 56232"] Farrell is a system player. Get him to execute a gameplan in a working system and I can perfectly believe he is the guy to do it, arguably better than any others in England. What he does not seem to be is a thinker or particularly adaptable. Being a system player works for a club where they can develop it over years, playing day in day out with the same people. It works less well internationally, especially when the system is falling to pieces. The likes of Russell offer a spark and can grab a game by the scruff of the neck themselves (admittedly he's thrown a few and it took a long time for him to become a net positive), Farrell cannot do that as either 10 or captain internationally. Ford and Smith have both demonstrated a level of personal ingenuity, vision and and in Ford's case has brought the team back from a bad position more than once when Farrell has been absent. England with Farrell at 10 or as captain do not seem to do this. Once opponents adapt to our game plan, Farrell isn't able to change. tl;dr he probably makes a lot of noise and can execute orders but also not the brightest spark. Like a noisy but popular sergeant rather than a general. [/QUOTE]
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