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Tri Nations 2009-2011
South Africa v New Zealand. 21 Aug 2010. What is your prediction?
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 338447" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>I agree. At the level these guys play, 2-3% can be the difference between winning and losing.</p><p></p><p>However, what I see in this All Blacks side that appears to have been missing in many previous sides is that they have multiple game-plans and the ability to win games in different ways. </p><p></p><p>In the first three matches they blew the Springboks and Wallabies off the park with high speed running and passing, and a ruthless attitude in committing superior numbers to the breakdown.</p><p></p><p>In the fourth match, they essentially gave the Wallabies the breakdown, committing only one or two players each time, just filled the trenches and defended the Wallabies out of the game.</p><p></p><p>In the fifth and most recent match, they fended off the Boks emotional high, backed their superior fitness then just bided their time, waiting until their opponents were exhausted. The were like a prize-fighter, waiting out their opponent, almost matching him blow for blow while wearing him down until the last round, and then striking with the one-two punch to finish him off.</p><p></p><p>However, what is the most scary thing for their opponents, isn't just that they have these multiple game-plans/ways of playing, they seems to have the ability implement them "on the fly". Its almost like someone throws a switch, and Plan A becomes Plan B. When you may only be a few percentage points ahead of your opponent, this is the type of thing that can give you the winning edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 338447, member: 20605"] I agree. At the level these guys play, 2-3% can be the difference between winning and losing. However, what I see in this All Blacks side that appears to have been missing in many previous sides is that they have multiple game-plans and the ability to win games in different ways. In the first three matches they blew the Springboks and Wallabies off the park with high speed running and passing, and a ruthless attitude in committing superior numbers to the breakdown. In the fourth match, they essentially gave the Wallabies the breakdown, committing only one or two players each time, just filled the trenches and defended the Wallabies out of the game. In the fifth and most recent match, they fended off the Boks emotional high, backed their superior fitness then just bided their time, waiting until their opponents were exhausted. The were like a prize-fighter, waiting out their opponent, almost matching him blow for blow while wearing him down until the last round, and then striking with the one-two punch to finish him off. However, what is the most scary thing for their opponents, isn't just that they have these multiple game-plans/ways of playing, they seems to have the ability implement them "on the fly". Its almost like someone throws a switch, and Plan A becomes Plan B. When you may only be a few percentage points ahead of your opponent, this is the type of thing that can give you the winning edge. [/QUOTE]
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