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The Autopsy thread: Which England team members are for the chopping block?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 755677" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>I don't think SL's selection was complacent. It is absolutely in the RFU's commercial and wider interests to have a successful England team. </p><p></p><p>What I do think it was, was a knee jerk over response to directly address the perceived failings of the previous regime. The players are a bunch of naughty boys, so what they need is a school master. Reminds me of Labour's choice of Corbyn...decent man etc but picked more because of what he isn't (associated with the failed Millliband and New Labour projects) than what he actually brings. Sorry for bringing politics into it, but at least I didn't mention Diane Abbott.</p><p></p><p>We need someone who is used to managing international standard players, whether in an international team or otherwise. And above all we need someone with an instinctive feel for the game, someone who relies on the judgement of their eyes and their trusty lieutenants over heart rates, GPS data and pre-ordained substitutions. Someone who's more worried about finishing overlaps, creating space and bossing the breakdown than how far the tight head has run.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and a lack of fascination with rugby league wouldn't go amiss either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 755677, member: 73144"] I don't think SL's selection was complacent. It is absolutely in the RFU's commercial and wider interests to have a successful England team. What I do think it was, was a knee jerk over response to directly address the perceived failings of the previous regime. The players are a bunch of naughty boys, so what they need is a school master. Reminds me of Labour's choice of Corbyn...decent man etc but picked more because of what he isn't (associated with the failed Millliband and New Labour projects) than what he actually brings. Sorry for bringing politics into it, but at least I didn't mention Diane Abbott. We need someone who is used to managing international standard players, whether in an international team or otherwise. And above all we need someone with an instinctive feel for the game, someone who relies on the judgement of their eyes and their trusty lieutenants over heart rates, GPS data and pre-ordained substitutions. Someone who's more worried about finishing overlaps, creating space and bossing the breakdown than how far the tight head has run. Oh, and a lack of fascination with rugby league wouldn't go amiss either. [/QUOTE]
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