i dont remember the hull game, but i do remember wakefield at home. 20-0 up after 19 mins, 20 mins and subs are made, change front row.a few minutes later wakefield did the same. before half time we were losing 20-22.DaveO wrote:And as I mentioned in the other thread, this is a waste of time unless you know what was going on in the game at the time in terms of which team was on top, has a player had a knock etc.No straw damn us wrote:It's been mentioned on another thread that Wane likes to make his substitutions on the twenty minute mark. It's my observation that most coaches also do unless forced by injury, so I suggest that we keep a track of all the tv games to see if it is a general trend or just a Wigan / Wane thing.
The context within which the substitutions are made is key.
If you are on top taking players off because you hit the 20 minute marker is a bad move. If I recall correctly Wane did this more than once last season and I think the best example was a game v Hull.
Likewise if a prop needs a rest it doesn't mean it's a good idea to sub two at once.
Last season it was pretty apparent that we were going better with some players on the pitch than with others yet Wane doggedly stuck to his watch in keeping a combination on the pitch that wasn't working as well when it was crying out for a quick reversal of the subs.
I don't care when he makes a substitution so long as it is made with a bit of thought to the game situation and if it doesn't work he accepts it has not and sorts it out.
i cannot fathom out why they need substituting exactly on 20 mins, if we're on top let in run a little longer.