hybrid_tiger
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That's because Sheens coached the hard running out of him. We are coached to surrender and not run hard.
fergiefurr
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@hybrid_tiger said:
Well it worked in 2005!
Never mind that the game has slowed down ten fold since then…
happy_tiger
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Maybe he does not feel comfortable playing with less weight and is a bit offput with taking the line on because of it
Heighington never surrenders…
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@Vicious said:
Galloway and Ellis certainly don't drop quick. Gibbs also showed a bit of leg drive last night, as did Woods.
hybrid_tiger
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Sheens has made mention of this more than once.
We are coached to surrender in order to try and get a quick play the ball.
It worked in 2005…
We are coached to surrender in order to try and get a quick play the ball.
It worked in 2005…
fergiefurr
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Farah on talking sport a few years back said they are coached to run at markers and also surrender in order to get quick play the balls. It was the one where he was in the studio for a few hours and fans called up to ask him questions.
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Surrendering works when you run as hard as Thaiday and trap the tackler under the ball. Not the way we do it
Not to mention refs dont reward dummy halves catching players or markers offside anymore, you can be sure the memo's gone out to the refs:- "Dummy Half Running Not Good For Our TV Product - Do Not Reward, Do Not Encourage, Discourage At Every Opportunity "
It's definitely the coaching. At no other team does every second hit-up turn out to be a run straight at the markers. Heighington and Fifita are becoming main culprits. It's good and all trying to get a quick play the ball, but when you run straight into the markers and make 3-4m only, the quick play the ball is nullified by the fact the defence hardly has to move back and can stay on the front rather than back foot. The sooner (if ever) Sheens cuts this out of the gameplan, the team will benefit greatly. It's all too common that as soon as we get a few good runs from Ellis, Galloway and Woods which make 8+m, a dud run from someone such as Heighington or Fulton ends up stunting the momentum and it allows the defence to regather.
In regards to Fifita solely, it really is a crying shame because Fifita has got all the talent to be a damaging prop/2nd rower. He's a tremendous athlete with great speed and strength, he's got the offload, he's got the fend but he's being used as a crash dummy into the markers. He's got to play out wider a bit (imo) and hit the line at speed and look for holes rather than players to run into. The way he's wasted now is terrible coach and whether it were a Tigers player or any other, it's just a disappointment that a lot of natural talent is being poorly used in that manner.
In regards to Fifita solely, it really is a crying shame because Fifita has got all the talent to be a damaging prop/2nd rower. He's a tremendous athlete with great speed and strength, he's got the offload, he's got the fend but he's being used as a crash dummy into the markers. He's got to play out wider a bit (imo) and hit the line at speed and look for holes rather than players to run into. The way he's wasted now is terrible coach and whether it were a Tigers player or any other, it's just a disappointment that a lot of natural talent is being poorly used in that manner.
his defence and attitude is out of sight on 2011.
Im very happy.
attack will click again soon
Im very happy.
attack will click again soon
hybrid_tiger
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@Vicious said:
That's the way they are coached to play.
hybrid_tiger
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If you like I will try and find the interview where it was mentioned by Farah. Call me dumb all you like…it's true. Bit rich given you think Moltzen is our best option at fullback :laughing:
hybrid_tiger
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Also if you don't think we are coached to run at the markers, you clearly haven't watched us play in the last five years.
