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2014 Six Nations: England vs Ireland (Round 3)
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 625435" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>I must admit, I'm slightly disappointed in Twelvetrees' lack of distributing too. My feelings are that he's shown he's a bloody good distributor for Gloucester, but isn't showing it for England for whatever reason. I suspect it's a coaching decision. England like their centers to run and fix defenders. It's the running theme in all the selections: Barritt, Tuilagi, Burrell etc. Hefty players that have the strength to crash.</p><p></p><p>I suspect Lancaster wants a bit of both - someone who can fix defenders with the carry, but can also distribute with the best. It'll click at some point, Twelvetrees is not a bad distributor. He's just seemingly being used wrongly...</p><p></p><p>I really want Twelvetrees to come good, because I think he offers a more well-rounded player than Eastmond, more so than some realise. I like that second kicking option. I like that fierceness in the tackle. I like that breakdown presence. I like having a 12 that can break the gainline by running at defenders. If the aim is to swing it wide as fast as possible, Eastmond's a no-brainer. But it's all the extras that Twelvetrees brings that makes me really want him to be an established 12.</p><p></p><p>More than anything, I'd like to see Twelvetrees behind Ford. Twelvetrees got to his best form playing behind a talented attacking 10, not a percentages player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 625435, member: 55446"] I must admit, I'm slightly disappointed in Twelvetrees' lack of distributing too. My feelings are that he's shown he's a bloody good distributor for Gloucester, but isn't showing it for England for whatever reason. I suspect it's a coaching decision. England like their centers to run and fix defenders. It's the running theme in all the selections: Barritt, Tuilagi, Burrell etc. Hefty players that have the strength to crash. I suspect Lancaster wants a bit of both - someone who can fix defenders with the carry, but can also distribute with the best. It'll click at some point, Twelvetrees is not a bad distributor. He's just seemingly being used wrongly... I really want Twelvetrees to come good, because I think he offers a more well-rounded player than Eastmond, more so than some realise. I like that second kicking option. I like that fierceness in the tackle. I like that breakdown presence. I like having a 12 that can break the gainline by running at defenders. If the aim is to swing it wide as fast as possible, Eastmond's a no-brainer. But it's all the extras that Twelvetrees brings that makes me really want him to be an established 12. More than anything, I'd like to see Twelvetrees behind Ford. Twelvetrees got to his best form playing behind a talented attacking 10, not a percentages player. [/QUOTE]
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