Re: so that's England doomed then


"simon s-b" <simon.stovin-bradford@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Uncle Bully wrote:
>> "simon s-b" <simon.stovin-bradford@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > Lo wrote:
>> >> >> no intention to change the coaching staff FFS, so another mediocre
>> >> >> season and a piss poor defence of the RWC then.
>> >> >
>> >> > Business as usual then....
>> >
>> > so a semi for you lot?
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Bit early in the piece for excuses, isn't it?!
>> >>
>> >> Lo.
>> >
>> > Not really. The pool of players we had for the last RWC was actually
>> > not that much better than the ones we have now. The difference was that
>> > they were extremely well drilled, made very few unforced errors, had a
>> > good defence and knew how to grind out a win. All of those things come
>> > down to coaching.
>> >
>> > The last two seasons, the number of turnovers, unforced errors, missed
>> > tackles and generally the level of muppetry has been astonishing. Added
>> > to that, the decision making has been extremely poor. Again, all of
>> > these things come down to coaching.
>> >
>> > If the England team that lifted the cup showed anything, it's that
>> > winning is a habit. Losing is also a habit, and whilst one could argue
>> > that the current crop has lost games they deserved to win, they still
>> > lost them. If you don't change the coaches, you won't change the habit.
>>
>> Nice theory. But it falls over in a big way as soon as you include the
>> Lions
>> in the equation.
>
> why?

Because the 2003 RWC winners and the losingest Lions ever both had the same
coach.
Hard to conclude from that that the coach is the key to success...



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