All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship
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@Steve @The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Interesting his take on Bower, whom many here thought he was one of the better AB players on Saturday.
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@TheMojoman said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:
Who was advising Foster on this presser? “I’m resilient.. I’m strategic” WTH?
The only people who have told me they are strategic thinkers tend to be lightweights. It's just ... weird.
But honestly, that's not why we should critique him. We should base it on tangible, job related performance indicators. Like his weight (jokes)
Seriously, though, the issues seem to coalesce around- developing a better tight 5 (not on him)
- tactics at rucks
- defence; passive vs active
- offence, bodies in motion vs one off flat footed
- poor tactical kicking and kick chasing
- selections around a clear gameplan
Did I miss anything?
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@MajorRage And? There was no need from the kuntishness from yer man.
Everyone should watch it anyway. A YouTuber seems to be putting in more elbow grease in his analysis than the NZ coaches.
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@cgrant yeah it is odd, it's almost like our coaching staff, sans McLeod are re watching the AB games circa 2016-2019 for inspiration, yet there is some excellent innovative and specifically planned play about at both test and the next tier down around to gather Intel and ideas from.
The opening 10 of each test match is superb rugby from the Irish, so simple and effective, we are so unimaginative and slow on the uptake, I reckon we coulda played 3 more tests and they'd have scored inside the 1st 10 in each.
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Despite the limitations of our tight 5, we do have the players to get us the go forward we need to give our backline more space to work with. If we pick ST at hooker, SB at lock, and Akira at 6 and tell them to make metres in close with pick and gos etc then that'll quickly give us the front foot ball we have been craving. If memory serves me correctly it was those 3 that got us back into the game against the French with their strong carries close to the ruck. As long as our scrum and lineout are stable then that gives us an awesome platform to attack from. Even if the opposition know what we are going to do, it's incredibly difficult to defend against without commiting more numbers close in, which opens up space wider out.
Rugby is a simple game when it comes down to it, and I think part of our problem is the coaches are trying to be too clever with their gameplans and the players are not able to implement them under pressure, so we look incredibly disjointed.
I can see some logic in bringing ST off the bench, but that only works if the starting hooker is doing his job. As it stands we just absolutely must start ST as he's head and shoulders above Taylor at the moment.
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@nzzp
Ultra-conservative selections. Despite players being out of form, the losses pile up, and yet we see the same players back in the starting lineup. As well, players being welcome back into the team who weren't even up to scratch when they left.
New players being left up shite creek without a paddle. Since nobody seems to know how to defend or attack with any cohesion, new players look utterly confused and are then being scapegoated afterward. -
@gt12 said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:
I think its smart by NZRU as next year post WC two assistants could argue they want to be on the team of a new head coach.
So then - regardless of result - Razor becomes the ‘continuity’ candidate as Fozzie has to bring in all new people.
If we win they chalk it to the assistants.
If we lose, they hang it on Fozzie.Motherfuckin wishful thinking - but I'm onboard!!!!
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@nzzp said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:
@TheMojoman said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:
Who was advising Foster on this presser? “I’m resilient.. I’m strategic” WTH?
The only people who have told me they are strategic thinkers tend to be lightweights. It's just ... weird.
Off topic - but, Big Picture Thinkers - Lazy c*nts who can't be bothered applying attention to detail and leave that to someone else.
You may quote me on that!!!
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I reckon the ABs have nothing to lose in SA.
They are pretty much at rock bottom, lost 4 of thier last 5, 5 of thier last 8...
Under normal circumstances 1 win in SA from 2 tests on consecutive weeks would be acceptable...
Losing both is what the bulk of the rugby public is expecting now (some wanting, as they see this as a way to get Fozzie gone)
For me, Fozzies future hinges on the Bledisloe, but the cards have given him the very best shot at retaining with 1 test at EP...but if if falls here, he loses the Cup and also takes on yet another first of being the first AB coach of the professional era to lose at EP...surely that will see him gone for the EOYT?
Maybe Razor should be watching the NPC with a bit keener eye this year!
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:
I reckon the ABs have nothing to lose in SA.
Except their coaches...
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@Chris-B not in SA they won't, unless they send them on a 3 day Lion safari on foot...
