Wednesday 22 May, 2013
AT TODAY’S SQUAD announcement, Ireland coach Declan Kidney was in pretty decisive mood.
Asked what he wanted from his team in the three games this November, Kidney responded with six quick bullet points as a response.
Once he had got the pre-requisite (slide two) out of the way these are the areas he says Ireland need to improve upon.
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This is exactly it.
We never have a plan B, and the bench is packed with similar players to cover as much as possible, rather than having game changers.
When things don’t work, and legs get tired, the bench is brought in – players who were second choice for executing plan A.
conservatism,that just about sums Kidney up in my opinion.and too much of it.too much structured ‘plays’ and not enough free flowing,play whats in front of you,type rugby.obviously there has to be a balance between the two,bit something akin to the Welsh,French or southern hemisphere teams.watching sevens rugby lately and it was such a breath of fresh air to watch.Fear of change and and knowing you are only as good as your last game,is whats hindering Kidneys gameplan.
As a long-time Munster fan I have grown sick and tired of Kidney and his cliched guff. The team is going backwards which is especially galling given the plentiful talent that is available in all 4 provinces at present. The game has moved on but Deccie is stuck in the last decade.
A proportion of the manager’s bonus should be deferred to a couple of years after their term. It should only be paid if players introduced during that term are playing well and regularly.
These Autumn games are a perfect opportunity to test new players and combinations, why not use them to do it!
I dont like the sound of that. People would rather we tried to expand our game than keep falling back to this eek out a win crap which doesnt even work. Thats not what people pay for, they pay to see some good rugby. He’s also worried about how easily we turned over ball. From previous experience I’d say he’ll solve that by instructing the team to kick it away every chance they get. Slow games, lots of kicking and hoping and praying we come away with a win, same old crap.
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