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Where do teams stand ahead of the WC?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 938699" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Not only that, but they've invariably had experience and continuity too. Injuries haven't helped, but some Jones chickens also came home to roost on Saturday.</p><p></p><p>I level most of the criticism at the backs, the half backs in particular. None are youngsters and all bar Slade have 30 caps or more. They should have been able to work it out. Not having played often as a unit can't have helped though. In Japan I could easily see us switching back to Ford Faz with Watson, Joe and Brown all back in the equation. Whatever our backline looks like it won't have the instinctive trust, particularly defensively, that comes with long term familiarity.</p><p></p><p>If ever there was a misleading stat it's George's 36 caps. The amount of time he's spent on the bench means it's really about 12. Kind of likewise for Sinckler's 22, Curry has 10, Wilson 13. Hand was forced at LH, but Moon and Genge have less than 20 between them. Good players all, but they haven't been there, seen it, done it, learned from it and got the T shirt. As the 2 senior guys in the pack you'd hope that Launch and Binny would have really shown the way, but both are too quiet and in Binny's case some way off form.</p><p></p><p>It's easy to look world beaters when the sun's on your back and the ball's bouncing your way. You often learn more about people in adversity and maybe Jones' thinking about one or two players will have either changed or been crystallised.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 938699, member: 73144"] Not only that, but they’ve invariably had experience and continuity too. Injuries haven’t helped, but some Jones chickens also came home to roost on Saturday. I level most of the criticism at the backs, the half backs in particular. None are youngsters and all bar Slade have 30 caps or more. They should have been able to work it out. Not having played often as a unit can’t have helped though. In Japan I could easily see us switching back to Ford Faz with Watson, Joe and Brown all back in the equation. Whatever our backline looks like it won’t have the instinctive trust, particularly defensively, that comes with long term familiarity. If ever there was a misleading stat it’s George’s 36 caps. The amount of time he’s spent on the bench means it’s really about 12. Kind of likewise for Sinckler’s 22, Curry has 10, Wilson 13. Hand was forced at LH, but Moon and Genge have less than 20 between them. Good players all, but they haven’t been there, seen it, done it, learned from it and got the T shirt. As the 2 senior guys in the pack you’d hope that Launch and Binny would have really shown the way, but both are too quiet and in Binny’s case some way off form. It’s easy to look world beaters when the sun’s on your back and the ball’s bouncing your way. You often learn more about people in adversity and maybe Jones’ thinking about one or two players will have either changed or been crystallised. [/QUOTE]
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