Re: French And Field
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:27 pm
What I’m saying is it does not matter what position you play if you play with passion and desire
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Correct, our coaching staff are a joke, you get the best possible person for each position, not one of the lads
It really isn’t and a team that has a couple of prop’s masquerading as wingers will win naff all. In any case if you put someone like French on the wing any coach with anything about him will adjust the tactics accordingly.Wigan_forever1985 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:35 am The problem I see is that if you look within the team right now you may say French is a superstar winger and that’s where he should play
That’s a debatable I can see people like DaveOs point for sure but I still think in crunch matches the heavy lifting is done by wingers being used on exit sets. Think of the best wingers in the league like makinson - he’s almost more known for his ball returns as he is his tries.
Absolute nonsense. Offiah struggle in the modern game? I have heard it all now. He’d struggle with Peet coaching him who doesn’t know how to adapt his tactics but he’d be running in tried for fun against the standard of players that inhabit the modern game.Like it or not it’s a modern game aspect - offaih for example would propbably struggle in the modern game because he would be expected to drive the ball out - crabbing across the line expecting to find a gap but middles are a lot lot fitter now and you can’t go round them you have to go through them
No you are wrong. BUT it has to be part of the balance of the team, not just an addon.DaveO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:30 pmIt really isn’t and a team that has a couple of prop’s masquerading as wingers will win naff all. In any case if you put someone like French on the wing any coach with anything about him will adjust the tactics accordingly.Wigan_forever1985 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:35 am The problem I see is that if you look within the team right now you may say French is a superstar winger and that’s where he should play
That’s a debatable I can see people like DaveOs point for sure but I still think in crunch matches the heavy lifting is done by wingers being used on exit sets. Think of the best wingers in the league like makinson - he’s almost more known for his ball returns as he is his tries.
Is Peet capable of adopting a game plan to match the squad he has? I seriously doubt it but the idea it’s written in a tablet of stone wingers must cart the all out is just not true and something you have obviously latched onto to try and make your point. Where on earth did you get this idea that is the case?
Absolute nonsense. Offiah struggle in the modern game? I have heard it all now. He’d struggle with Peet coaching him who doesn’t know how to adapt his tactics but he’d be running in tried for fun against the standard of players that inhabit the modern game.Like it or not it’s a modern game aspect - offaih for example would propbably struggle in the modern game because he would be expected to drive the ball out - crabbing across the line expecting to find a gap but middles are a lot lot fitter now and you can’t go round them you have to go through them
I also doubt there's a place in a SL side for an offiah style winger these days. How many times has a flyer come into the game only to end up in the Champioship because of "defensive frailties" or handling errors or something like that. I don't think pure speed is valued on the wing by modern coaches.DaveO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:30 pmIt really isn’t and a team that has a couple of prop’s masquerading as wingers will win naff all. In any case if you put someone like French on the wing any coach with anything about him will adjust the tactics accordingly.Wigan_forever1985 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:35 am The problem I see is that if you look within the team right now you may say French is a superstar winger and that’s where he should play
That’s a debatable I can see people like DaveOs point for sure but I still think in crunch matches the heavy lifting is done by wingers being used on exit sets. Think of the best wingers in the league like makinson - he’s almost more known for his ball returns as he is his tries.
Is Peet capable of adopting a game plan to match the squad he has? I seriously doubt it but the idea it’s written in a tablet of stone wingers must cart the all out is just not true and something you have obviously latched onto to try and make your point. Where on earth did you get this idea that is the case?
Absolute nonsense. Offiah struggle in the modern game? I have heard it all now. He’d struggle with Peet coaching him who doesn’t know how to adapt his tactics but he’d be running in tried for fun against the standard of players that inhabit the modern game.Like it or not it’s a modern game aspect - offaih for example would propbably struggle in the modern game because he would be expected to drive the ball out - crabbing across the line expecting to find a gap but middles are a lot lot fitter now and you can’t go round them you have to go through them