Chiefs 2020
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@gt12 said in Chiefs 2020:
Injuries up front don't help, but some of the selections are pretty strange.
We are only just seeing TTT back, Alaimalo has been in the woods, Nankivell is ???, Stevenson ???, no sight of Naholo or Sullivan while ENS gets continued starts.
Yes. I was never expecting to see Naholo as he is a rookie and Sullivan is playing club rugby each week so is fit. Wainui seems to be the constant on the wing. Alaimalo looked very good in the Canes game, but I think he had an illness/injury which prevented him playing earlier. He needs to start this Sunday. No idea why Nankivell hasn't had an opportunity yet, and they moved Tupaea into 2nd 5 in the last game when Nankivell could have just slotted into 2nd 5.
Cruden has played the full 80 mins in the last 2 games, so Trask has stayed on the bench. I'd like to see some changes in the backline this round, but there isn't much that can be done in the forwards with all of the injuries.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2020:
There are a lot of guys who haven't got back up after the break, Weber being one (and in modern rugby if your halfback is off, you are fucked). My boy ALB as well. Definitely a couple in the pack. And from what i have seen, DMac is trying waaaay too hard, instead of picking his moments like he should.
That's the thing. It is the experienced players (and I include Cruden) who haven't been leading by example.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial said in Chiefs 2020:
Can Gatland stand up in front of these players and say 'I'm 100% behind you' when their minds are saying 'except when you are thinking about your other team'. No wonder they don't always follow his direction.
this is childish nonsense. If this is true, then the players are children.
I've seen people a lot older than rugby players act like children at work. And I absolutely agree that pro sports teams are bound to be like any other business - sometimes it doesn't take much for the wheels to come loose. But, it's very hard to know what's going on from the outside and this is just a mini-slump that could be fixed in a fortnight - or it might not be.
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@Chris-B said in Chiefs 2020:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial said in Chiefs 2020:
Can Gatland stand up in front of these players and say 'I'm 100% behind you' when their minds are saying 'except when you are thinking about your other team'. No wonder they don't always follow his direction.
this is childish nonsense. If this is true, then the players are children.
I've seen people a lot older than rugby players act like children at work. And I absolutely agree that pro sports teams are bound to be like any other business - sometimes it doesn't take much for the wheels to come loose. But, it's very hard to know what's going on from the outside and this is just a mini-slump that could be fixed in a fortnight - or it might not be.
Here's hoping.
I'm just looking for underlying reasons for some of the dumbness and think that the current/future coaching situation cant be helping much. -
I don't think the Chiefs were as great pre-covid as some seem to suggest. They weren't just convincingly beaten by the Brumboys; they also lost at home to the Canes. They only beat the Crusaders due to a better second half, but weren't great in the first. Their two biggest wins were against the Sunwolves and the Waratahs ...
Just putting it out here: is Gatland really such a good coach?
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
I don't think the Chiefs were as great pre-covid as some seem to suggest. They weren't just convincingly beaten by the Brumboys; they also lost at home to the Canes. They only beat the Crusaders due to a better second half, but weren't great in the first. Their two biggest wins were against the Sunwolves and the Waratahs ...
Just putting it out here: is Gatland really such a good coach?
I don't think he has shown much value yet (and won't get a possible payoff of his ways for quite some time). I was against him being appointed head coach while he had other commitments for that reason.
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He has the full support of the board
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This is becoming more common now, Glen Osborne joining the police a few years ago.
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