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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 167981">Yeah MacAlister and Toeava really came on last year.&nbsp; The Blues lost the plot after Toeava got injured in that semi final.&nbsp; MacAlister was also standing up in that French game.&nbsp; Both players have had shocking moments in their early careers but now they are coming to the fore.&nbsp; They would have been brilliant with Grant Fox directing them.&nbsp; Therein lies out problems.....midfield backs follow orders....we needed Carter or whoever to give the right ones for each moment....not GH giving an order that gets to the players 1 minute later.&nbsp; MacAlister and Toeava being unleashed with Roko, Svivi, and Mils finishing have to have direction and guidance when to do their stuff.&nbsp; Unleash them in situations where they obviously will get hammered will only create doubt and hesitation and will pick away at their confidence...especially considering that two of them (Toeava, Sivivatu) are still developing their self confidence.&nbsp;Maybe Carter will never be the type who will instill confidence into the players around him.&nbsp; Perhaps we need a new type of first five who has &quot;command&quot; as an essential attribute (lol...EA Rugby!).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 167981"] Yeah MacAlister and Toeava really came on last year. The Blues lost the plot after Toeava got injured in that semi final. MacAlister was also standing up in that French game. Both players have had shocking moments in their early careers but now they are coming to the fore. They would have been brilliant with Grant Fox directing them. Therein lies out problems.....midfield backs follow orders....we needed Carter or whoever to give the right ones for each moment....not GH giving an order that gets to the players 1 minute later. MacAlister and Toeava being unleashed with Roko, Svivi, and Mils finishing have to have direction and guidance when to do their stuff. Unleash them in situations where they obviously will get hammered will only create doubt and hesitation and will pick away at their confidence...especially considering that two of them (Toeava, Sivivatu) are still developing their self confidence. Maybe Carter will never be the type who will instill confidence into the players around him. Perhaps we need a new type of first five who has "command" as an essential attribute (lol...EA Rugby!). [/QUOTE]

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