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The All Blacks got their tactics badly wrong
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<blockquote data-quote="nik" data-source="post: 153394"><p>The reason why all blacks lost is due to not playing enough games under pressure or winning games under pressure or at the death. </p><p></p><p>In the past 4 years I can only recall about 4 games out probably 40 games they have played in that period in which they have hung on or scored right at the end of the game to win. </p><p>2004 against SA and Australia they just won the games at the end. </p><p>2005 against SA, Mealamu scored the winning try from a maul and later on that year against England when they defended their line.</p><p></p><p>All the other times they have blown the opposition away and won games comfortably. They had won games by halftime against quality opposition. </p><p></p><p>Opposition now believe that they can beat the ABs in a world cup knockout match then a regular test match because the ABs will be under much more pressure. </p><p></p><p>In a regular test match the ABs are less under pressure because if they lose it does not mean they are knocked out and have to wait another 4 more years. So the ABs play with more freedom. </p><p></p><p>In a way, their skill, power, speed and superiority is their own disadvantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nik, post: 153394"] The reason why all blacks lost is due to not playing enough games under pressure or winning games under pressure or at the death. In the past 4 years I can only recall about 4 games out probably 40 games they have played in that period in which they have hung on or scored right at the end of the game to win. 2004 against SA and Australia they just won the games at the end. 2005 against SA, Mealamu scored the winning try from a maul and later on that year against England when they defended their line. All the other times they have blown the opposition away and won games comfortably. They had won games by halftime against quality opposition. Opposition now believe that they can beat the ABs in a world cup knockout match then a regular test match because the ABs will be under much more pressure. In a regular test match the ABs are less under pressure because if they lose it does not mean they are knocked out and have to wait another 4 more years. So the ABs play with more freedom. In a way, their skill, power, speed and superiority is their own disadvantage. [/QUOTE]
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