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Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:03 pm
by Puja
Which Tyler wrote:IMG_20220319_205547_1.jpg
Puja wrote:Which Tyler wrote:Can anyone tell me what Smith did that was brilliant there?
He ran diagonally, jumped in the air, committed 0 defenders, and shipped the ball on to Furbank having stolen his space.
He started with three defenders on his outside and then attracted all three of them, getting to Danty's outside shoulder before putting Furbank through the hole.
Puja
Just watched it back - he gets the ball with 2 Frenchmen and 3 Englishmen outside him; + 1 Frenchman in front of him, and 1 Frenchman and 1 Englishman inside him
2 of the Englishmen are calling for the ball to go wide.
He crabs across, and admittedly keeps 2 of the Frenchmen interested in him; but neither actually commit.
It's no Farrell kicking away a 7 on 2; but it's still an overlap wasted
But if he passes it early, then all of those French defenders just drift with the pass.
Plus, it's hardly wasted considering we made the clean break.
Puja
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:06 pm
by Banquo
seriously.....thats so depressing. Itoje again
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:07 pm
by Mellsblue
Banquo wrote:78 yards for Genge!
On par for a fullback.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:09 pm
by Puja
FFS Genge! Stop running at full tilt towards defenders and then stopping to step just before you make contact. 78 metres made, 70 of them at top speed and the last 8 doing a crap Shane Williams impression before getting smashed.
Puja
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:11 pm
by Galfon
Well well..Marchant class all night, brings fruit.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:12 pm
by Banquo
Great score- wraparound again- great pass and finish
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:12 pm
by Banquo
converted!
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:17 pm
by Which Tyler
Galfon wrote:Well well..Marchant class all night, brings fruit.
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Marchant = Jonathan Joseph -5% of defensive reading, but also -5 years of age
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:17 pm
by Mellsblue
The mystery of why Edwards has never been employed with the RFU deepens.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:18 pm
by chris1850
You have to say the French defence is superb
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:24 pm
by FKAS
Look on the face of the French tighthead during that Piper lecture. "I have no clue what he's saying"
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:25 pm
by Beasties
Did the trick though.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:25 pm
by Banquo
just cant slow em down. light years ahead with the ball
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:30 pm
by Mellsblue
Great stuff from Marler.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:32 pm
by Mellsblue
Dysfunctional.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:32 pm
by chris1850
We're not even trying to slow them down. Just not competing at the ruck at all
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:35 pm
by Mellsblue
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:37 pm
by Puja
Why do we keep trying that front peel shift drive? Ever single time we try it, it ends up with the carrier just being immediately sacked. I don't know what the intended plan is with it, but it doesn't ever seem to work.
Puja
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:38 pm
by Mellsblue
Cos we’re shit.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:40 pm
by Mellsblue
That scrum put in from France was a complete joke. Ridiculous.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:44 pm
by morepork
3 and a half minutes for Ford to engineer two converted tries.
Eddie is a fucking mutant.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:50 pm
by Banquo
meh. coulda been worse, coulda been better
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:53 pm
by Puja
Banquo wrote:meh. coulda been worse, coulda been better
I'd say that was the worst possible result actually. If we'd got cuffed by 40 points, then change would've been required, either change of coach or change of approach. Alternately, had we looked convincing, then I was willing to be persuaded that there was something to our "plan".
As it is, we were comfortably taken care of, but not so decisively on the scoreboard that anyone has to admit anything is wrong.
Puja
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:56 pm
by Mellsblue
Puja wrote:on the scoreboard
Puja
That’s the key because we were decisively second best for 70 mins on the pitch.
Re: Stade de France Saturday 19th March
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:57 pm
by Spiffy
Poor old England. France were quite sloppy at times and didn't have to play that well to win it.