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<blockquote data-quote="goodNumber10" data-source="post: 631637" data-attributes="member: 71068"><p>I'm not really sure why everyone is getting so bent out of shape (well the Leicester fans at least).</p><p></p><p>Don't think anyone is saying he's rubbish or should never play again, people are just saying we want his skill set to improve and for him not to be so one dimensional. We've seen glimpses of it, lions tour that offload to BOD was insanely good, but he's not a complete centre and Burrell has shown more all round skills and a strike rate to match Tuilagis.</p><p></p><p>I don't think it's unreasonable to say we would like Manu to work on his core skills.</p><p></p><p>Anyone who's played knows clean ball is better than dirty ball. Yes he sucks people in and creates a ruck with 4/5 opposition in it, but just imagine if, once those tacklers had committed to him, he gave a delicate pass into the space he's created to keep the ball alive?</p><p></p><p>Consider that, and then tell me he doesn't need to work on his all round game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodNumber10, post: 631637, member: 71068"] I'm not really sure why everyone is getting so bent out of shape (well the Leicester fans at least). Don't think anyone is saying he's rubbish or should never play again, people are just saying we want his skill set to improve and for him not to be so one dimensional. We've seen glimpses of it, lions tour that offload to BOD was insanely good, but he's not a complete centre and Burrell has shown more all round skills and a strike rate to match Tuilagis. I don't think it's unreasonable to say we would like Manu to work on his core skills. Anyone who's played knows clean ball is better than dirty ball. Yes he sucks people in and creates a ruck with 4/5 opposition in it, but just imagine if, once those tacklers had committed to him, he gave a delicate pass into the space he's created to keep the ball alive? Consider that, and then tell me he doesn't need to work on his all round game. [/QUOTE]
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