"yaaarrrrrrr, I'm maaaaad...", for my fans up there
So muscle won again. Scotland were outplayed in basically every sector...I reckon France will have a less one-sided result there, if they win. Scotland's weakness is exactly what England bring: sheer strength up front. They'll resist more or less throughout but never offer a true response. Our game isn't based on that, though we have a good pack, so we'll have less of an edge against Scotland and that gives them smt to work with, because they were just smothered by waves of English mass here.
And we won't be as disciplined as the English I'd imagine...
Scotland, again, have good things to work with, they've got talent and quality on that roster, but a few injuries and why-t-f Brown wasn't playing I dunno, but they can't afford to make those silly mistakes. A team like NZ could, Scotland can't.
On the things they CAN improve with this current lineup: they need more discipline for one (less silly fouls, sort out that lineout, my God...), defense could be tighter, those makeable penalty kicks have to go in, and mostly a more focused attack. This team tends to throw itself at the opponent, hard but not constructively, and lacks solutions when it's time to act around the opposite 22. They'll make breaks, they can inject pace into their attack, Laidlaw is a fine 9, but then it's not methodical enough and they're confused as to what to do to finish off a play.
Very good result for England on the road, but a pretty poor Scottish team. England regroup and prepare for one humongous battle when the Irish visit in two weeks, and Scotland need a win in Rome that weekend.
