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European Champions & Challenge Cup
Champions Cup - Pool 4, Round 5 (Bath, Glasgow, Montpellier, Toulouse)
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<blockquote data-quote="Every Time Ref" data-source="post: 703725" data-attributes="member: 71826"><p>That's a good point, maybe playing without him puts too much pressure on Ford to do all the playmaking? Ford usually controls the narrow stuff more and Eastmond distributes it wide when required, perhaps Ford's decision making suffers a bit without that familiarity - another feature of these defeats, I think, is Ford being too keen to go wide before sucking in defenders close to the breakdown.</p><p></p><p>Agree about the front row. Auterac-Batty-Wilson is our best three on form at the moment, although Ford obviously sees them as two distinct units. It's odd though, with James moving you'd think he'd want to give Auterac game time in the "first-choice" front row even if he wasn't playing better, which he is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Every Time Ref, post: 703725, member: 71826"] That's a good point, maybe playing without him puts too much pressure on Ford to do all the playmaking? Ford usually controls the narrow stuff more and Eastmond distributes it wide when required, perhaps Ford's decision making suffers a bit without that familiarity - another feature of these defeats, I think, is Ford being too keen to go wide before sucking in defenders close to the breakdown. Agree about the front row. Auterac-Batty-Wilson is our best three on form at the moment, although Ford obviously sees them as two distinct units. It's odd though, with James moving you'd think he'd want to give Auterac game time in the "first-choice" front row even if he wasn't playing better, which he is. [/QUOTE]
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