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Ireland Team Talk XII: Farrell's First Fifteen
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UAEguy2020 wrote: »The issue with Farrell’s method and Ireland at the minute is it’s the equivalent of a man breaking his leg in a car accident and then the doctor comes in and tells the patient to walk, yes in the long run it’s not a bad idea but before we can do that we have issue that need to be sorted, the backline in this analogy is the broken leg and until that’s fixed we won’t be able to walk anytime soon never mind run.
Until we fix the backline play we are going nowhere fast.
This sounds like a first draft of one of Eddie O'Sullivan's one liners.
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UAEguy2020 wrote: »The issue with Farrell’s method and Ireland at the minute is it’s the equivalent of a man breaking his leg in a car accident and then the doctor comes in and tells the patient to walk, yes in the long run it’s not a bad idea but before we can do that we have issue that need to be sorted, the backline in this analogy is the broken leg and until that’s fixed we won’t be able to walk anytime soon never mind run.
Until we fix the backline play we are going nowhere fast.
Is this not a bit simplistic? If we are creating space (which we are) then the 15 players on the pitch have all contributed to that. We are utilising the full width of the pitch with the intent of stretching the opposition to create gaps or mismatches in the line. That requires all 15 to play their part. The problem is that we don't seem to know when or how to take advantage of that once we've created them. Part of that could be communication for example. Part of it could just be poor decision making. It's hard to know from the TV.
Take the below, where Burns goes for the pre-planned up and under when we have space and numbers to go through the hands (this is a turnover off line out so we didn't create the space or numbers here). Given his position it may be hard for him to see that. The guys outside him need to be calling it. They don't look to be though. They need to be on to Burns before he gets that, calling the space.
The Ringrose example below where we have a possible 2 or 3 on 1 with JGP running a support line. This is a genuine try scoring opportunity from inside our own half. But Ringrose elects to kick. Is he getting the call from outside? Is he aware himself of whats on? JGP certainly is, so Ringrose should be too. So his decision to kick must surely be on him? That's not an issue with our backline play. We've created the opportunity and we're set up to take advantage. But an individual error costs us the opportunity.
Similar here at the end of the game. We've created the space and the numbers but is Ringrose just not calling it? Is Henshaw making a poor decision? We don't know, but it is almost certainly individual error here again. This is a probable 2 on 1 and again JGP is keeping the option to support the break open again. Not as clear cut a try scoring opportunity given how Dulin is covering across, but it's certainly an opportunity to get in behind their defensive line.
Our attacking gameplan is what created these opportunities. It was poor communication and/or execution at the key moments that cost us.
And yes, I shamelessly stole this from MK, but the point remains. There are signs that the way the coaches want us to play does and can work. But we need the guys on the pitch to deliver on that better.0 -
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Is this not a bit simplistic? If we are creating space (which we are) then the 15 players on the pitch have all contributed to that. We are utilising the full width of the pitch with the intent of stretching the opposition to create gaps or mismatches in the line. That requires all 15 to play their part. The problem is that we don't seem to know when or how to take advantage of that once we've created them. Part of that could be communication for example. Part of it could just be poor decision making. It's hard to know from the TV.
Take the below, where Burns goes for the pre-planned up and under when we have space and numbers to go through the hands (this is a turnover off line out so we didn't create the space or numbers here). Given his position it may be hard for him to see that. The guys outside him need to be calling it. They don't look to be though. They need to be on to Burns before he gets that, calling the space.
The Ringrose example below where we have a possible 2 or 3 on 1 with JGP running a support line. This is a genuine try scoring opportunity from inside our own half. But Ringrose elects to kick. Is he getting the call from outside? Is he aware himself of whats on? JGP certainly is, so Ringrose should be too. So his decision to kick must surely be on him? That's not an issue with our backline play. We've created the opportunity and we're set up to take advantage. But an individual error costs us the opportunity.
Similar here at the end of the game. We've created the space and the numbers but is Ringrose just not calling it? Is Henshaw making a poor decision? We don't know, but it is almost certainly individual error here again. This is a probable 2 on 1 and again JGP is keeping the option to support the break open again. Not as clear cut a try scoring opportunity given how Dulin is covering across, but it's certainly an opportunity to get in behind their defensive line.
Our attacking gameplan is what created these opportunities. It was poor communication and/or execution at the key moments that cost us.
And yes, I shamelessly stole this from MK, but the point remains. There are signs that the way the coaches want us to play does and can work. But we need the guys on the pitch to deliver on that better.
Creating the space hasn’t been the issue, the problem is we never take advantage of it. You see in the Ringrose clip, we should be put a player in the hole on the right that has been created but instead he just kicks the ball away. They players just have it ingrained in them to not take risks and it’s stifling our attack.0 -
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