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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1177573" data-attributes="member: 59968">I feel pretty depressed by where we are, but I am struggling to see what has really changed since the pre-game chat?Most, if not everyone (posters and pundits) had the Scots as favourites and expected them to win. They did and now there&#039;s a collective meltdown which I don&#039;t fully understand.On this occasion, I&#039;m more annoyed by the players than I am with Borthwick. For the first 20, we looked quite good and we looked pretty well drilled.When the wheels fell off, it went progressively downhill and not one player took the game by the scruff of the neck. The knock-ons and myriad of crappy errors were unforgivable and we just gifted so much to Scotland. We can say the players are over coached, but truthfully, that&#039;s a poor excuse for skilled professionals.Where I am critical of Borthwick is WTF happened at half time? We were 4 points down and (at that point) could have felt justifiably disappointed to be behind. Surely, we should have been coming out fighting knowing that a try or even a penalty could have shifted momentum back in our favour. The fact that neither the coach or the on field leaders can inspire this group is a big concern.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1177573, member: 59968"] I feel pretty depressed by where we are, but I am struggling to see what has really changed since the pre-game chat? Most, if not everyone (posters and pundits) had the Scots as favourites and expected them to win. They did and now there’s a collective meltdown which I don’t fully understand. On [B]this[/B] occasion, I’m more annoyed by the players than I am with Borthwick. For the first 20, we looked quite good and we looked pretty well drilled. When the wheels fell off, it went progressively downhill and not one player took the game by the scruff of the neck. The knock-ons and myriad of crappy errors were unforgivable and we just gifted so much to Scotland. We can say the players are over coached, but truthfully, that’s a poor excuse for skilled professionals. Where I am critical of Borthwick is WTF happened at half time? We were 4 points down and (at that point) could have felt justifiably disappointed to be behind. Surely, we should have been coming out fighting knowing that a try or even a penalty could have shifted momentum back in our favour. The fact that neither the coach or the on field leaders can inspire this group is a big concern. [/QUOTE]

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