Foster, Robertson etc
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@hydro11 said in Foster must go:
It's hard to accept that that Irish team should beat us in a series at home. They really shouldn't based on talent. However, they are just much smarter than us.
I think we make a mistake by focusing too much on Foster. I don't really understand why Laulala did that in his own 22 in the first half. An Irish prop doesn't do that. They know better. That's a fundamental error in the way we play rugby as a nation - not just down to Foster.
But, yes, Foster must go.
Irish team is dominated by Leinster, the top team in Ireland and one of the best in Europe. Their combinations are tried and tested. The Irish coaches can add in players from the other provinces to enrich the team and layer on specific tactics onto an already well functioning team.
The ABs used to have a similar feel. The players knew each other and the combinations worked. That isn't the case anymore and it shows.
Ireland = a very good team greater than the sum of its parts
NZ = a poor team less than sum of its parts
NZ head coach sets the culture of the team and the environment the players work in. Foster may have done ok as an assistant under Hansen, but he's not performed as head coach. His assistants aren't performing well under his leadership either.
Too much evidence to ignore now. No excuses about COVID or lockdowns or injuries. Foster had his best players available. It resulted in a series defeat. At home.
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@Duluth said in Foster must go:
The realistic option is Schmidt
He starts his AB contract right now. So no other logistics needed.
Does he want a head coach role though?
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Would be amazing to wake up and find he’s resigned. “Look I’m just not good enough”.
Our next 2 matches are SA in SA. Could go from bad to even worse. If the team keeps losing, player heads will drop.
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@Donsteppa said in Foster must go:
Silverlake must be wondering why they'd offered so much money for an overhyped lemon.
Now we know NZRU were so keen to get the deal signed so quickly!
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@Donsteppa Hang on, there is David Stead to contend with there.
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@No-Quarter said in Foster must go:
@Duluth said in Foster must go:
The realistic option is Schmidt
He starts his AB contract right now. So no other logistics needed.
Does he want a head coach role though?
@Duluth I know you can't answer that but I'm not convinced he wants a head coach role, so we are either stuck with Foster or we go to Razor with Schmidt taking the reigns short term. I'd love for Schimidt to take over for what it's worth.
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@Billy-Tell said in Foster must go:
Would be amazing to wake up and find he’s resigned. “Look I’m just not good enough”.
Our next 2 matches are SA in SA. Could go from bad to even worse. If the team keeps losing, player heads will drop.
And I don't think those s almost guaranteed losses will make him go. We will have to lose twice to Oz, including at Eden, and lose the bled before he goes. Otherwise he's in until RWC, out in the quarters
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@Machpants that's going to happen. Bled gone, 2 zip against the Boers.
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@Higgins said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Donsteppa Hang on, there is David Stead to contend with there.
He's got a loooong time to go before he gets anywhere near Foster's reign of trouble (And Stead has had no impact on my enjoyment of ND games
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@nzzp said in Foster must go:
Title.
Been saying it for a while. Showed clearly tonight once more
I think a few more than just Foster need to shuffle off stage, to be honest - including some of the players.
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@Higgins said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Donsteppa Hang on, there is David Stead to contend with there.
Gary too
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@Donsteppa But even he had a less than convincing series against the Paddies.
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@BartMan said in Foster must go:
@Machpants that's going to happen. Bled gone, 2 zip against the Boers.
Second part I agree, but we might well beat Oz in one out of two "fosters magnificent ABs hold the bledisloe for another year in a one point victory against 13 man wallabies at Eden park" I can see the sycophantic press already
