England vs New Zealand - 19/11/22

[Jer1cho]

England don't fire as hard when Smith doesn't fire. Needs to start taking charg hard.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

NZ knocked that on, not England!

Is that now 5 or 6 lineouts in the 22 and no try? That is a **** poor return. Had we gone for the posts with many of these kicks, we might actually be within touching distance.

 

[Crash Hamster]

Nowellwatch: has he had the ball in his hands yet?

 

[Reiser99]

How did we **** up that overlap? Honestly are these guys actually professionals?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Finally Willis warming up

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

I would pay the price of a decent dinner to watch an English training session. I just want to know what goes on.

 

[Rinkadink]

That's what I mean about wings. I like both on their day but they aren't in form nor offer anything over many alternatives we see week in and out in the prem.

***Anyone catch Stuart's hands just before knock on call? Great to see his skillset expanding.

 

[Grizwald]

If EJ wants a power winger why not have Freeman or Arundell or even Marchant over Nowell.

Merchant being left out of the wider squad is a mystery to me.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Willis on at 6, so we've finally got a Willis/Curry pairing

Forget Cunderhill, UNLEASH THE WILLY

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That was **** from Itoje shovelling it on to Vunipola, should've taken contract and recycled

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

If Simmonds have been on the wing where Binny was he would have scored. But then so would just about any other English 8.

 

[Jer1cho]

Great play. Come on England! Need to start finishing. NZ defense is immense. FFS.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

******* IDIOTS!

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Mays always been a weaker overall 'footballe' than most of the wingers we've had during EJ - but at his best and fastest in open play he makes up for it. Not these days methinks.

I'm struggling to remember an England any less clinical than this under EJ. And also now realising we have come to expect games against NZ to be close, even under Lancaster. This feels like MJ days gulf between the sides which is damming since our players are certainly better.

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

Wow thank god Porter is here, I'd hate for an actual fast winger to be replacing Nowell.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Terrible.

 

[Crash Hamster]

Nowellwatch: nearly had the ball there...

Hat off, not sure he touched the ball once.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Porter on...to the wing?
Probably faster than Nowell tbf

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Jesus Christ lads, I'm almost getting frustrated

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Stuart back to his penalty giving ways

Thought we were past this