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Hillsborough Lad wrote:Yes!!! Smith out!!
For large parts of our games we didn't seem to have a clue, never mind a plan
Exactly we were clueless, on the other threads the saints players are taking a hammering, but these players play to game plans, use decoy runners, switch direction of play, use a second wave of attack, run complicated angles.
We didn,y see any of this from the england side, its as though the english side were playing "flat school boy rugby" so whose fault is that...Tony Smith
Judder Man wrote:Exactly we were clueless, on the other threads the saints players are taking a hammering, but these players play to game plans, use decoy runners, switch direction of play, use a second wave of attack, run complicated angles.
We didn,y see any of this from the england side, its as though the english side were playing "flat school boy rugby" so whose fault is that...Tony Smith
Indeed, what happened to all those years of success we had before Tony Smith was coach...
Joined: Oct 29 2007 Posts: 6767 Location: Now in Enemy Country
TARANIS wrote:Indeed, what happened to all those years of success we had before Tony Smith was coach...
Exactly, the Leeds players didn,t show much intelligent play either, so as Tony Smith gone into a time warp or something. Smith is responsible for the teams method of play which was so predictable even PNG worked it out.
No offence to the guy but I just cannot see how he can stay on after such an abysmal performance.
Yes its true we don't have the quality players but we were expected to compete in the forwards of other teams and we simply haven't.
The biggest problems for me with Smith are three things.
1. In an interview on TV after the first NZ game he gave a politicians answer instead of coming clean and saying that we had played rubbish so far. His comments displayed a lack of blunt honesty about the performances.
2. Squad selection. We didn't take enough Prop Forwards and this was always going to bite us.
3. Team selections and substitutions. He has failed miserably by chopping and changing the team. His choice of players for certain matches was bizzarre. Why didn't he always play with two hookers with one coming off the bench. Why did he drop Lee Smith for the last game instead of putting him on the wing?
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