I must be blind despite you being the only one defending Farrell? I say he made a mistake, others say he made a mistake, the guy making the video says he made a mistake. You alone preach he hasn't (and every single time there is an excuse) and call me the blind one? It's funny how you say I can't say Brown would have got past whilst you are claiming he would certainly have been tackled.
I haven't said he will tackle Brown, i said
it's probable. How is that now
certainly in your mind?
I clearly say he assumes the tackle position as if to tackle Brown and that effects the decision to not switch and that the call probably comes from Brown as the man making the switch. I'm not saying Brown can't get past i said it's unlikely, which i consider it to be, and i think that affects the decision at the time.
Somethings can't be changed by interpretation, like the body position Serfontein adopts etc... and how difficult it is to kick a ball running full pelt, or how wet the ball and pitch were, and they have to be taken into account when saying this and that should have happened.
Anslysis is subjective people see didfferent things that doesn't amke them rigth ro wrong, it just means they see it differently, that's what i'm doing here. Right or wrong I am allowed to disagree with the fact it's a mistake or not, or who's mistake it is or isn't and that it is open to personal interpretation without copping a ton of abuse from others.
It's not a case of I don't like Farrell, I was defending him last 6N and said he was improving but his recent form has been crap and only you seem determined to overlook that. You frequently argue against not using another Flyhalf and playing Farrell because he is our best and then when he has a crap performance you are refusing to even recognise it and maintain it was the fault of everyone else on the field. Literally you have blamed the forwards, Watson, Care and Eastmond for Farrells failures.
For about the millionth time I haven't argued against using another fly half,
I have said all along Ford should be playing. Before the squads were even announced i said Ford was the form 10 and Farrell was off form and shouldn't be starting.
I just don't' agree that all the issues many are flagging up around his SA performance are entirely down to him or even there - things like the attack are mainly collective failures, but if you want to flag up individuals because that's what it obviously must be to you then let's also look at the individuals you are all lauding - such as Eastmond - who really didn't have a special game either.
Rugby probably more than any other ball sport is a collective sport, so most errors or failings are collective issues, so when analysing why something goes wrong or why someone does something you have to look at the bigger picture of what's affecting that decision.
Question: Your Fly half who has been playing flat starts to sit deep, why is that?
So look at what happens, ok he's playing flat off front football and set pieces so it's not a confidence thing, so what's the problem at those phase where he drops deep?
Question: Is he coming to the line and looking for runners, yes? ok, so why are the defenders getting off the line early enough to shut his options down? Oh, the ball is slow/static.
And these are issues that need to be fixed for whomever plays 10, not just Farrell, and that's what i'm saying.
This conversation has gone on way too long, and been made way too personal by yourself and Henry, I'm tired of saying the same thing over and over again only for you both to tell me what I'm thinking. It's frustrating and I'm bored with the fact you're clearly unwilling to discuss the events so what's the point?
Lets just leave it there.
