Chiefs 2020
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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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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
An insight on how the breakdown has changed with the different law interpretation.
You tricked me there.
I thought I was going to get some analysis.Just a one liner "I think the attacking players are getting to the ruck faster, reducing opportunities"
