Ireland Team Talk XI: Team of nervoUS MOD warning Post 1

lawrencesummers

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

If we're only going to use one example to base an entire opinion on then....

Sexton can't kick
Murray can't pass
Cooney can't kick or pass
Furlong can't scrummage
Stander can't carry
VDF can't tackle
Larmour can't beat a defender

etc.

etc.

etc.

Sextons place kicking has been steadily worsening alright, and he has been making a habit of missing touch on big kicks as well.

lawrencesummers

Dubinusa wrote: »

I don't underestimate any side, but we should win. Scotland can be brilliant and are tough on their day, but it's rare. I expect us to win by 10.
It's a good match for Farrell to get his feet wet. Ireland are tough at home and obviously want to rebound from the rwc. It will be interesting to watch our tactics. I wonder how different things will be implemented from the start. I think that we're going to see a similar play list from the last year, but with a little more freedom for the players to play rugby.
I worry about the line out. It's an area that we need to improve. Herring will be under the microscope and he needs to put in a good performance.
Can't wait!

Is it not a risk to just take the shackles off a team that has been playing the percentages for years and years?

Bridge93

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Is it not a risk to just take the shackles off a team that has been playing the percentages for years and years?

Well 3 of the 4 provinces don’t play with shackles on and the other has a new inventive coach supposedly gradually loosening them. They’re all well capable

Podge_irl

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Is it not a risk to just take the shackles off a team that has been playing the percentages for years and years?

Getting out of bed is a risk.

It is a game of sports, anything can happen, but I imagine not a single pundit outside of Andy Nicol is going to expect Scotland to win. Wales could get two red cards in the opening 5 minutes and lose to Italy, but its not likely.

Former Former

Matt Cooper is absolutely painful. He's just awful.

mfceiling

Former Former wrote: »

Matt Cooper is absolutely painful. He's just awful.

Thank you.

lawrencesummers

Former Former wrote: »

Matt Cooper is absolutely painful. He's just awful.

2fm have got a great sports show, well worth a listen.

lawrencesummers

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Sextons place kicking has been steadily worsening alright, and he has been making a habit of missing touch on big kicks as well.

Anything to back this up?

molloyjh

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Anything to back this up?

Nothing factual.

lawrencesummers

Deleted User wrote: »

Anything to back this up?

His percentages have steadily declined, that stat is easy to
Find

Podge_irl

lawrencesummers wrote: »

His percentages have steadily declined, that stat is easy to
Find

Then it won't be hard for you
To go ahead and follow through
Produce this stat that you claim
Will show his percentages wain

prawnsambo

lawrencesummers wrote: »

His percentages have steadily declined, that stat is easy to
Find

So go find it.


We'll wait.

stephen_n

prawnsambo wrote: »

So go find it.


We'll wait.

I wouldn’t hold your breath

prawnsambo

stephen_n wrote: »

I wouldn’t hold your breath

I won't. I've been around this barbecue before.

sydthebeat

I'm starting to realise who this rereg is now......

lawrencesummers

Sextons kicking is becoming an issue quiet frankly, his Champions cup record has declined. His accuracy is over 30% down this season on last, and that was down on the previous.

Remember his terrible missed kicks versus the all blacks in japan?

Neil3030

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Sextons kicking is becoming an issue quiet frankly, his Champions cup record has declined. His accuracy is over 30% down this season on last, and that was down on the previous.

He's 72% in the Champion's Cup this season, from 3 games - 3/4, 3/4 and 2/3.

Last season's Champion's Cup (according to the Wiki page) he didn't miss a kick? 5/5, 5/5, 3/3, 5/5, 5/5, 2/2 (unless there's some mistake here).

So rephrasing this - he has missed three kicks this season. Three. And it has caused his accuracy to drop (actually by 28%, but you're close).

And how 100% can then be down on the previous season must be a mistake.

Dave_The_Sheep

Neil3030 wrote: »

must be a mistake.

Surely not... when such statistics are so easy to find.

Please please please, people, just use the list. It's easier and leads to less quoting.

Neil3030

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Surely not... when such statistics are so easy to find.

Please please please, people, just use the list. It's easier and leads to less quoting.

The list?

Dave_The_Sheep

Last option when you click on a person's username.

Shefwedfan

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Sextons kicking is becoming an issue quiet frankly, his Champions cup record has declined. His accuracy is over 30% down this season on last, and that was down on the previous.

Remember his terrible missed kicks versus the all blacks in japan?

So your issue is a single kick? Apart from that you have zero proof his kicking is on the decline?

ionadnapokot

Blustery

Sexton kicks penalty’s to the corner
Aris agus aris

His vice-captains? just look on and nod.

thepogues

Ireland need to stick it in the corners. Scottish lineout is cat.

steves2

What did stander do wrong for that? He wasn't the tackler

steves2

thepogues wrote: »

Ireland need to stick it in the corners. Scottish lineout is cat.

Exactly what cooney does

thepogues

Cooney looks in his element.

Squidgy Black

thepogues wrote: »

Clooney looks in his element.

He was great in Catch 22 in fairness.

Clegg

That wasn't great

First half was iffy. Think we showed some invention in attack at times. Ringrose and Aki combined well to out each other through gaps. But the forwards we're static when running into the ball and defence wasn't off the line quick enough

We fixed our line speed in the second half and looked better defensively, but the Ringrose injury robbed us of our creativity. Very worried about his injury considering the Ireland camo wouldn't say what it was. Bit impressed with out set piece or physicality against Scotland. We've been poor in contact.

Furlong, Doris, Kilcoyne and Ringrose off injured is a disaster.

thepogues

Jasus that last scrum summed it up, we'll take the win and get the hell outta dodge.