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gowrie wrote:I agree on Chamberlain, but conversely if our season carries on like this, then what difference does it make?
There's something to missing 17 players, but our 9-10-12-13 are all regulars and the forwards were generating some decent ball but they couldn't use it effectively.
The Feral Goat wrote:gowrie wrote:I agree on Chamberlain, but conversely if our season carries on like this, then what difference does it make?
There's something to missing 17 players, but our 9-10-12-13 are all regulars and the forwards were generating some decent ball but they couldn't use it effectively.
Yip agree, but it felt like 9-12 were dropped into our 2and team rather than there being familiarity, how we have trained over a longer period have the first XV and the squad players been mixing or has it been them v us in training. While we have now been forced to rotate a full team the lack of cohesion feels like it could have been mitigated with a bit more regular rotation.
Friday Knight Lights wrote:I think a big problem is lack of time on the training pitch.
Defences is down to excellent structure which is worked on in preseason and I think the team's lost that which such a strange time. All sports I think are seeing more points scored and I don't think it's a coincidence. EPL the games are high scoring, NFL the games are higher scoring.
doedin wrote:we were just plain awful! Connacht saw we had a young winger playing full back and kicked in behind our defensive wall every chance they got to expose his poor positioning. Neither winger helped with their positioning either and Sau can't defend. We made little headway in carrying and our centres ran into 2 defenders all night long. No excuses they were a better team and had better line breaking moves and individuals. Biggest worry for me is the lack of confidence in the team. Cockers needs to work some magic soon, we are getting found out.
joe soap wrote:doedin wrote:we were just plain awful! Connacht saw we had a young winger playing full back and kicked in behind our defensive wall every chance they got to expose his poor positioning. Neither winger helped with their positioning either and Sau can't defend. We made little headway in carrying and our centres ran into 2 defenders all night long. No excuses they were a better team and had better line breaking moves and individuals. Biggest worry for me is the lack of confidence in the team. Cockers needs to work some magic soon, we are getting found out.
that lasts sentence should read
The players need to work some magic soon, Cockers has been found out
BigD163 wrote:joe soap wrote:doedin wrote:we were just plain awful! Connacht saw we had a young winger playing full back and kicked in behind our defensive wall every chance they got to expose his poor positioning. Neither winger helped with their positioning either and Sau can't defend. We made little headway in carrying and our centres ran into 2 defenders all night long. No excuses they were a better team and had better line breaking moves and individuals. Biggest worry for me is the lack of confidence in the team. Cockers needs to work some magic soon, we are getting found out.
that lasts sentence should read
The players need to work some magic soon, Cockers has been found out
Could change Cockers to the coaching staff. Very few of the backs have enhanced their core skills under Hodge.
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