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Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:43 pm
by p/d
Oakboy wrote:I don't often agree with Greenwood's opinions but this has some merit (from DT today)
Sorry Dors. I got to ‘Benny’, then had to call it a day.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:49 pm
by Timbo
I’d bet good money that if Eddie goes any time between now and the WC it’ll be John Mitchell taking over.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:14 pm
by jngf
Timbo wrote:I’d bet good money that if Eddie goes any time between now and the WC it’ll be John Mitchell taking over.
That would be the genius who had a big hand in swapping Tom Curry from 7 to 6 :(

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:21 pm
by Oakboy
p/d wrote:
Oakboy wrote:I don't often agree with Greenwood's opinions but this has some merit (from DT today)
Sorry Dors. I got to ‘Benny’, then had to call it a day.
Are you allowed to say that in these 'enlightened' days? ;)

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:22 pm
by Oakboy
Timbo wrote:I’d bet good money that if Eddie goes any time between now and the WC it’ll be John Mitchell taking over.
That's cheered me up. Thanks. :(

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:25 pm
by Puja
p/d wrote:Puja, when you say ‘turns it around’ what is it you expect/hope him to actually turn?
Play the same but with better execution? Take greater risks and sacrifice an ugly win for development?
Oh, I'm f*cked if I know. It's like the Yorkshireman giving directions, "First thing, I wouldn't start from here."

I'd like him to magically revert to mid/late 2019, when we had forwards offloading, backs passing, 3 phase strike moves, May and Watson actually getting passed the ball and used in an attacking sense and kicking being used to attack, rather than just because "that's what we do when we have the ball."

Puja

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:51 pm
by twitchy

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:09 pm
by Digby
Puja wrote:
p/d wrote:Puja, when you say ‘turns it around’ what is it you expect/hope him to actually turn?
Play the same but with better execution? Take greater risks and sacrifice an ugly win for development?
Oh, I'm f*cked if I know. It's like the Yorkshireman giving directions, "First thing, I wouldn't start from here."

I'd like him to magically revert to mid/late 2019, when we had forwards offloading, backs passing, 3 phase strike moves, May and Watson actually getting passed the ball and used in an attacking sense and kicking being used to attack, rather than just because "that's what we do when we have the ball."

Puja
I think we're quite similar to 2019 in ambition. But if one were to say at times it's like throwing a pair of die then we were throwing a few more 7-10s and now it's back at 2-5s, then too we lost some setpeices, and teams are more familiar with our patterns now. Actually on that last when Eddie came in he gave us quite a lot of width with the 2 1 1 1 1 spacings of the forwards in support but teams adapted to the use of single forwards and were able to put pressure back on our attack, and then with the kicking game Eddie found a way into the game for the side and now we've not developed that aspect we're back with more pressure on the attack. Not exactly ideal for a head coach to be caught out twice not developing the style of attack, especially one who is inclined anyway to focus on defence

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:09 pm
by morepork
twitchy wrote:

Forza Italia


It's time.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:18 pm
by Galfon
Usual start - pen. ticking

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:19 pm
by 16th man
Oh my christ.

They've taken that well to be fair.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:20 pm
by twitchy
Sweet.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:20 pm
by Mellsblue
Ffs. DALY IS NOT A FULLBACK.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:20 pm
by Galfon
0 - 5 , 2 mins.
slick Azurris in the corner.
con. missed.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:21 pm
by Which Tyler
Right.
Who was it said they "just want to see 1 well worked try through the backs"?

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:21 pm
by jngf
Keep up the good work Italy - help send Eddie back to Oz :)

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:21 pm
by twitchy
Silky hands from england.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:22 pm
by Galfon
Not 5 m ?

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:22 pm
by Mellsblue
Get Daly off.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:24 pm
by 16th man
Mellsblue wrote:Get Daly off.
Something something only got oranges.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:26 pm
by Peej
16th man wrote:Oh my christ.

They've taken that well to be fair.
What is Farrell moaning about throughout this?

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:28 pm
by Danno
Peej wrote:
16th man wrote:Oh my christ.

They've taken that well to be fair.
What is Farrell moaning about throughout this?
Projection innit

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:28 pm
by 16th man
Youngs throws a move killer.

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:29 pm
by Stom
Lol

Re: Team for Italy

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:30 pm
by Peej
Made bloody hard work of that