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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Coach Martin Johnson hails his 'best' England squad
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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 300559"><p>Well it shall be decided by results Martin. You're putting more pressure on yourself here.</p><p></p><p>I don't quite see why Cole and Mullan are mentioned as indicators of the squad's strength when they weren't in the original selection a fortnight ago.</p><p></p><p>Also... leadership. Now, leadership could forseeably be a plus. Shaw and Moody have been around forever and should command a lot of respect - Moody for his sheer fitness levels and commitment apart from anything else. Borthwick will obviously contribute, although he's not a natural leader like Johnson or Dallaglio were. And Nick Easter has been there and done it, so he should be a help. In the backs Flutey and Cueto should be the old heads to guide the younger guys through... and if the pack is on top then there will be the Jonny factor (because he will definitely get picked).</p><p></p><p>It's not quite like having O'Connell, Wallace, Heaslip and O'Driscoll... but it could be a start.</p><p></p><p>On paper, Johnson has a potentially strong squad, and with some good performances strung together, they could be very successful. But that, for the country with the world's largest player pool, should never be a problem. It is the coach's job to gel good players together and get them to play good rugby. And since Sir Clive departed, we've not lacked for good players - we have lacked for good strategies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 300559"] Well it shall be decided by results Martin. You're putting more pressure on yourself here. I don't quite see why Cole and Mullan are mentioned as indicators of the squad's strength when they weren't in the original selection a fortnight ago. Also... leadership. Now, leadership could forseeably be a plus. Shaw and Moody have been around forever and should command a lot of respect - Moody for his sheer fitness levels and commitment apart from anything else. Borthwick will obviously contribute, although he's not a natural leader like Johnson or Dallaglio were. And Nick Easter has been there and done it, so he should be a help. In the backs Flutey and Cueto should be the old heads to guide the younger guys through... and if the pack is on top then there will be the Jonny factor (because he will definitely get picked). It's not quite like having O'Connell, Wallace, Heaslip and O'Driscoll... but it could be a start. On paper, Johnson has a potentially strong squad, and with some good performances strung together, they could be very successful. But that, for the country with the world's largest player pool, should never be a problem. It is the coach's job to gel good players together and get them to play good rugby. And since Sir Clive departed, we've not lacked for good players - we have lacked for good strategies. [/QUOTE]
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