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bitter, me ...?
Seriously have a look at it again in sloe motion
having said that, great Scottish oeformance:)
obvious difference is that Scotland kicked and chased and won nearly all their kicks and that gave them so much possession and position. engkand’s kick and chases were woeful
He's picked at 10 but hasn't the vision to play there, but he plays for Saracens. Daly is not a full back but he plays for Saracens.
We have two decent wingers who spend the game watching the ball get hoofed downfield.
If a wooden spoon is what it takes to get rid of Jones, so be it.
EDIT: on a more serious note, if the performance doesn't pick up noticeably we could end up losing this year, thank god italy are there.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
England desperately need to sort out their midfield - Jones blamed lack of possession for inactivity in the back line but this has been a characteristic of their game for some time now. Too much possession is kicked away, it's their own fault. All England need to do is put Watson Daly or May in space but they make it look so hard.
Almost without exception, every time England kicked it, 30 seconds later they've lost significant amounts of territory and they're back in their own 22. When you're trying to play a game with around 30% possession, any idiot can see that's a strategy that doesn't result in scoring points.
This is emblematic of everything that's been wrong with England's approach since Eddie Jones took over - they simply cannot play what's in front of them. They stick to the game plan they've been given and standard/traditional responses to the limited stimulus of "Where are we on the pitch?". That's it. They don't pay any attention to what's happening in front of them, or how the opposition are changing their approach throughout the match...they just do the same thing over and over. They're so damn predictable that the only way they can ever win matches is by hoping they can out-muscle the opposition, because every other team knows exactly what they're going to do at any given point.
It's like the England training camps are just Rugby For Beginners, and that's all they know to do.
It's getting quite embarrassing.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Back to England and leadership. I'm old school, always prefer the captain to be in the pack. I also don't rate Itojes' credentials for being a captain in near future. Great player but I don't think he's got what it takes to lead when the team is up against it.
Should have picked pretty much any prem players who have actually played in the last 2 months.
Or maybe some from Ealing as they keep beating Sarries in the championship.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
Steady, we might have drawn with Italy!
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
but I disagree that this is an EJ thing - that charge has been laid at every England team and coach since I started watching in the early 1980s, including Woodward.
oh and having 2 props who were either not good enough, or just completely bested on the day.
it’s only a theory though