madmax
Bencher
What annoys me the most is that we have a team who should be up 3 & 0.....not the opposite. Talent wise I think we have a great team, even accounting for injuries, but the boys are not playing as a team. It’s not a happy team, a united team. It seems a broken team. A team looking for someone to guide them, someone to lead them when things get tough, someone to inspire them. Coach & Captain must step up! Too many fvcking excuses!!!! I refuse to listen to the same commentary by the media & supporters every year about our lack of depth etc. Comparing our players to those of other teams I can only see the equal of or better than most teams. Sure some players are out of form but it appears as the boys are lacking confidence in both attack & defence. They seem hesitant in everything they do. Tom coming back will not change much. It’ll help but attitude & confidence needs to change. The coaching staff need to start dropping out of form players, use players in their correct positions, stop taking short cuts & hoping for the best. Start taking a risk & utilise our depth players. Players such as Harper, Funa, Tuipulotu, Koula, Olakau’atu, Saddler, S Fainu. Don’t give me this $hit that players are not ready. If you’re good enough then you’re ready. It’s time to inject youth! Other teams do it yet we refuse to & this is what we get at the end of the day.....a broken, low on confidence group of players. Youth brings energy & enthusiasm! Schuster is a prime example & Olakau’atu also when given a chance. Yes we might cop some losses but it could be the complete opposite & we start our winning ways again. The supposedly tried & true players have had most of last year & this year to perform....some have & many have not. Des needs to start coaching again & not rely on past glories. Walker should be alongside Suli as our centre pairing. I feel Suli plays with more confidence with Walker alongside. Maybe a stint in reserves might bring the beast out of Suli? Harper to FB until Tom is back. Our forwards are having a dig but seem to lose their mojo & will when all their hard work is undone by bumbling backs. The foundations are there for a very successful side.....even this year! It’s not too late to turn this around!!!! So much more to say but will leave it at that.
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