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[2016 RBS Six Nations] Round 1: Ireland vs. Wales (07/02/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Slamdunk" data-source="post: 782167" data-attributes="member: 73736"><p>You seemed to rate all but one Irish player very highly then put this?</p><p></p><p>Personally i thought Ireland did very well but that Wales could and should have put the game to bed. Im not going to mention Biggar as he was injured so for my main point i will criticise Warburton. Rhys Priestland cannot drop goals yet we went for two because we did not have the guile to turn overwhelming possession and multi-stages into points. When he was the first choice, Priestland was known for being a poor dropper of goals so what could change in wet conditions under intense pressure? Bloody ridiculous. A very poor start by Wales again saw us play catch up, again. When we got into the pace we were excellent in many areas, poor in others, and i mean **** poor. I think Warburtons lack of fitness showed and he was not his dynamic best. Having Lydiate also not at 100% didnt help but then, Ireland had issues in theback row too injury wise so we cant moan. I think Warburton sometimes makes poor decisions under pressure and he cost us against Australia by not taking an easy three points and then having the patience and confidence to turn the game around. </p><p></p><p>Our forwards were on top overall, as predicted. Scrum went very well and as a result we enjoyed some long periods of possession.</p><p></p><p>Until Wales have Scott Williams in the centre with JD2 we are always going to struggle. Jamie Roberts is now easy to defend, the opposition use two players to bring him down and he rarely made more than a yard - far too easy for a spread defence to cope with what we bring. Roberts looks for contact, great 12's like Henson look for spaces. Roberts never looks to attack a shoulder or a space, his job is to tie them in by bashing forwards and it no longer works.</p><p></p><p>Wales need to be able to have confidence in the backs and finish off moves, we cant, we look like we run out of ideas. Possession is 9/10ths so at least if we have it in or on the Irish 22 we have a chance of a penalty - giving it to Priestland to drop is a waste of space. Biggar would have bagged the 9 points he missed but thats irrelevent, we should have adapted to the 10 we had, not the one we wanted.</p><p></p><p>Strange thing to say after coming away from Ireland with points but we either need a new coach or a slightly amended philosophy. I think yesterdays game was purpose built for a player like Matthew Morgan, super-pacy with the X Factor. James and North is just same old plus same old. Morgan at FB and Williams on the wing would probably have given us clean breaks and really got at the Irish in the channels but Gatland wont risk players under 50 stone unless he has too.</p><p></p><p>Great result for an understrength Ireland side that will give them confidence but Wales can go away scratching their heads wondering what the point of having backs is in International rugby the way we play it,</p><p></p><p>No nous, no verve, no cutting edge and no brains. That is Wales behind a very very good 8 that can hold its own against any team in the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slamdunk, post: 782167, member: 73736"] You seemed to rate all but one Irish player very highly then put this? Personally i thought Ireland did very well but that Wales could and should have put the game to bed. Im not going to mention Biggar as he was injured so for my main point i will criticise Warburton. Rhys Priestland cannot drop goals yet we went for two because we did not have the guile to turn overwhelming possession and multi-stages into points. When he was the first choice, Priestland was known for being a poor dropper of goals so what could change in wet conditions under intense pressure? Bloody ridiculous. A very poor start by Wales again saw us play catch up, again. When we got into the pace we were excellent in many areas, poor in others, and i mean **** poor. I think Warburtons lack of fitness showed and he was not his dynamic best. Having Lydiate also not at 100% didnt help but then, Ireland had issues in theback row too injury wise so we cant moan. I think Warburton sometimes makes poor decisions under pressure and he cost us against Australia by not taking an easy three points and then having the patience and confidence to turn the game around. Our forwards were on top overall, as predicted. Scrum went very well and as a result we enjoyed some long periods of possession. Until Wales have Scott Williams in the centre with JD2 we are always going to struggle. Jamie Roberts is now easy to defend, the opposition use two players to bring him down and he rarely made more than a yard - far too easy for a spread defence to cope with what we bring. Roberts looks for contact, great 12's like Henson look for spaces. Roberts never looks to attack a shoulder or a space, his job is to tie them in by bashing forwards and it no longer works. Wales need to be able to have confidence in the backs and finish off moves, we cant, we look like we run out of ideas. Possession is 9/10ths so at least if we have it in or on the Irish 22 we have a chance of a penalty - giving it to Priestland to drop is a waste of space. Biggar would have bagged the 9 points he missed but thats irrelevent, we should have adapted to the 10 we had, not the one we wanted. Strange thing to say after coming away from Ireland with points but we either need a new coach or a slightly amended philosophy. I think yesterdays game was purpose built for a player like Matthew Morgan, super-pacy with the X Factor. James and North is just same old plus same old. Morgan at FB and Williams on the wing would probably have given us clean breaks and really got at the Irish in the channels but Gatland wont risk players under 50 stone unless he has too. Great result for an understrength Ireland side that will give them confidence but Wales can go away scratching their heads wondering what the point of having backs is in International rugby the way we play it, No nous, no verve, no cutting edge and no brains. That is Wales behind a very very good 8 that can hold its own against any team in the world. [/QUOTE]
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