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Mellsblue wrote:

Scrumhead wrote:Thanks for this Puja.

Pretty much reinforces my view of the game.

Williams in particular was crap.

There are some key themes throughout - lack of intensity, poor tactical kicking and a lack of awareness to recognise opportunities. Daly was particularly culpable with several attacking options entirely wasted by not even looking and kicking aimlessly.

Watching Slade stink out the place again makes me realise how much we’ve missed JJ.

Even if his attacking game has been blunted by Eddie’s system, his defence is vastly superior to anyone else at 13.

Daly seems like a fish completely out of water at fb. He’s missed numerous opportunities to put the winger in to space, his kicking from hand has regressed, he’s average under the high ball and his kick return is far worse than Brown’s. I was sat at the end that saw virtually no action and it was obvious to be that on kick returns he is very muddled as to what he wants to achieve.
As for Slade, I’m not sure what he brings to the party. He’s defensively questionable and he’s not being used correctly in attack. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Farrell - Te’o - Tuilagi this sat, assuming latter is fit.

Digby wrote:It's worth remembering it took Brown a while to work out kick returns at test level and that with far more club experience

I'm also not sure what we want to achieve on kick returns looking at what players ahead of the ball are and indeed aren't doing

Mellsblue wrote:

Digby wrote:It's worth remembering it took Brown a while to work out kick returns at test level and that with far more club experience

I'm also not sure what we want to achieve on kick returns looking at what players ahead of the ball are and indeed aren't doing

I’d agree that it takes time but, sadly, world rugby won’t move the World Cup to 2020.

Digby wrote:

Mellsblue wrote:

Digby wrote:It's worth remembering it took Brown a while to work out kick returns at test level and that with far more club experience

I'm also not sure what we want to achieve on kick returns looking at what players ahead of the ball are and indeed aren't doing

I’d agree that it takes time but, sadly, world rugby won’t move the World Cup to 2020.

I'm not alarmed if we're heading into the WC with Daly at fullback, partly he has time to develop in the role, partly there's plenty players upfield of him can do to help, and partly it's a long way down our list of problems

Mellsblue wrote:

Digby wrote:

Mellsblue wrote: I’d agree that it takes time but, sadly, world rugby won’t move the World Cup to 2020.

I'm not alarmed if we're heading into the WC with Daly at fullback, partly he has time to develop in the role, partly there's plenty players upfield of him can do to help, and partly it's a long way down our list of problems

That’s overly optimistic and totally out of character, Diggers.

Digby wrote:

Mellsblue wrote:

Digby wrote:
I'm not alarmed if we're heading into the WC with Daly at fullback, partly he has time to develop in the role, partly there's plenty players upfield of him can do to help, and partly it's a long way down our list of problems

That’s overly optimistic and totally out of character, Diggers.

Increasingly I just don't care. it's embarrassing to be so shown up by an actual intent to play as Japan did, wtf are we waiting for? We have all the intent of an Arsene Wenger side that if the opposition stop us running our preferred game plan it's not our fault if we struggle