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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 250081">&lt;div class=&#039;quotetop&#039;&gt;QUOTE (JohnBE @ Mar 8 2009, 11:36 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=383381" target="_blank">&lt;{POST_SNAPBACK}&gt;</a>&lt;/div&gt;O&#039;Gara&#039;s form for Ireland has been very poor this year. True, his passing is still of a high quality (when he decides not to kick the damn ball) and his tackling has improved a bit. Against that, putting boot to ball he has been atrocious. It&#039;s not just his goalkicking either since hiis kicking for position isn&#039;t of the required standard. When he kicks poorly in Italy we&#039;re fobbed off with the excuse that he hates the Mitre ball and many accept that. When he kicks poorly in Australia and New Zealand, the oft used excuse is he finds it hard kicking on oval fields. That&#039;s bs. O&#039;Gara has been a professional rugby player for a decade - there&#039;s no excuse for not being able to kick a ball when that&#039;s what he&#039;s primarily expected to do. His touchfinders have become increasingly inaccurate, his aimless kicking down the middle is now up there with the worst of them (he doesn&#039;t put enough height on his kicks meaning fielders of the ball have all the time in the world to make their move without having chasers in their face), he kicks the ball away in the opposition 22 at least once every game when ball in hand is the better option and his linekicking from penalties no longer have any length. O&#039;Gara has ability but he&#039;s 32 now and won&#039;t get any better. He needs to shape up and quickly because his current form makes him a liability in the Ireland team.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 250081"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JohnBE @ Mar 8 2009, 11:36 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=383381']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> O'Gara's form for Ireland has been very poor this year. True, his passing is still of a high quality (when he decides not to kick the damn ball) and his tackling has improved a bit. Against that, putting boot to ball he has been atrocious. It's not just his goalkicking either since hiis kicking for position isn't of the required standard. When he kicks poorly in Italy we're fobbed off with the excuse that he hates the Mitre ball and many accept that. When he kicks poorly in Australia and New Zealand, the oft used excuse is he finds it hard kicking on oval fields. That's bs. O'Gara has been a professional rugby player for a decade - there's no excuse for not being able to kick a ball when that's what he's primarily expected to do. His touchfinders have become increasingly inaccurate, his aimless kicking down the middle is now up there with the worst of them (he doesn't put enough height on his kicks meaning fielders of the ball have all the time in the world to make their move without having chasers in their face), he kicks the ball away in the opposition 22 at least once every game when ball in hand is the better option and his linekicking from penalties no longer have any length. O'Gara has ability but he's 32 now and won't get any better. He needs to shape up and quickly because his current form makes him a liability in the Ireland team. [/QUOTE]

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