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Who could defeat the AB in the years to come?
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 817689" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>we dont play england till 2018 lol</p><p></p><p>kinda sucks because I think its the game everyone wants to see right now.</p><p></p><p>I actually have some concerns about the AB's I think we need to lose a couple of games to get us back on track. We aren't selecting the best players, basically we aren't being forced to select on form because we are getting the job done with the tried and true. Its kinda got very conservative, player rotation has taken a back seat and our top team is getting a bit overworked.</p><p></p><p>I think we have had this interesting period for a while where players that have come in because of injuries have performed really well, in some cases better than the players they have replaced. But they haven't been able to establish themselves or get more chances.</p><p></p><p>Begs the question just how awesome would the All Blacks be if the team selection more truly reflected form?</p><p></p><p>The strength of the current team needs to be put into perspective as well. Traditionally the only teams that can beat the ABs and have done so in recent history are England, South Africa, Aussie and France. Now clearly Aussie & SA are in a rebuilding phase and to be fair you could say they are at their weakest now than any time on memory. That severely diminishes the potential competition the AB's have.</p><p></p><p>I see a vulnerability in the AB's England have the potential to drag us into a 10 man game keep us in the middle of the park and trade penalties, and our goal kicking hasn't been top shelf, its basically been good enough without being great... No-one has been able to drag us into a game where penalty kicks become critical. I believe that's what Eddie Jones's plan is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 817689, member: 43875"] we dont play england till 2018 lol kinda sucks because I think its the game everyone wants to see right now. I actually have some concerns about the AB's I think we need to lose a couple of games to get us back on track. We aren't selecting the best players, basically we aren't being forced to select on form because we are getting the job done with the tried and true. Its kinda got very conservative, player rotation has taken a back seat and our top team is getting a bit overworked. I think we have had this interesting period for a while where players that have come in because of injuries have performed really well, in some cases better than the players they have replaced. But they haven't been able to establish themselves or get more chances. Begs the question just how awesome would the All Blacks be if the team selection more truly reflected form? The strength of the current team needs to be put into perspective as well. Traditionally the only teams that can beat the ABs and have done so in recent history are England, South Africa, Aussie and France. Now clearly Aussie & SA are in a rebuilding phase and to be fair you could say they are at their weakest now than any time on memory. That severely diminishes the potential competition the AB's have. I see a vulnerability in the AB's England have the potential to drag us into a 10 man game keep us in the middle of the park and trade penalties, and our goal kicking hasn't been top shelf, its basically been good enough without being great... No-one has been able to drag us into a game where penalty kicks become critical. I believe that's what Eddie Jones's plan is. [/QUOTE]
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