MattSantos
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I've had time to reflect and i still think they played just ok. A good foundation, but a lot to work on. A lot.
The back three were decent, though maybe lacked a bit of punch starting our sets. Forwards were definetly in the collision and laterally ok in defense, though lacking that desperation at times. My grudge is the halves and whilst their were obvious examples of skill, I wasn't impressed with their control or how little they squared their hips and ran the ball. Everything a bit too out the back which is nice when it's quick, but just needs a better balance.
Context. Samoa weren't great at all and you could tell they were missing at least 4 starters. We should have been dominant in every facet as Australia will be next week. I expect them to absolutely pump Tonga, especially if Tonga play like they did yesterday.
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Just now, bratman said:
Farnworth is the best England centre I've seen in a long time
Best in game by a distance
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Has Welbsy regressed over last 12 months? That pass apart, he just doesn't look the player he was
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Just now, shrewsbury roughyed said:
I thought he was strong. Particularly in defence.
He was excellent.
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1 minute ago, Click said:
I am confused about who "we" are.
Team that just messed up that set and conceded a 7 tackle restart.
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Meh. I think we're ok.
Halves are not direct and don't demand the ball enough. Too many instances where we mess up the end of a set.
Defensively were poor in structure ay times, not enough intensity. Saying that, we've been good in the collision.
See how we go..
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Football exploded when it became funded by TV rather than the turnstile.
We need to do the same..
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Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil.
Can you counter sue them for emotional damage?
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Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, NOS, Bengals, Browns, Washington, Titoons, Arizona, Philly, Detroit, Seattle, Vikings, Kansas,
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There's just something about Australia that's exciting.
Need to announce asap, a year isn't a long time and i want to plan my hols..
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1 minute ago, IM2 said:
Did you go? Love rl fans who moan about attendance from In front of a tv!
I went to Australia and New Zealand. I go when and where I can. 14:30 on a Sunday afternoon in Wigan doesn't really work for me, so no, I didn't go.
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3 minutes ago, Damien said:
Eyes painted on really?
It's a 25k stadium. Not sure what sort of a crowd you expect v Samoa. It looks far better than the Tonga games last year and far better than it was looking good last week.
I want our Internationals to be sold out. Against that want, it looks and perhaps more importantly, sounds absolutely rubbish.
Tonga last year was also rubbish.
Far better than it was looking last week... sigh. We're now just so apathetic. How the governing bodies treat these players is an absolute disgrace.
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1 hour ago, Damien said:
Well after all that the crowd at the DW looks pretty good to me.
Are your eyes painted on? Empty seats every time you can see the crowd.
Looks and sounds terrible.
15k. Rubbish.
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I like that Leigh shirt.
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How is the announcement made?
I've cleared my calendar
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10 hours ago, Dave T said:
Back in those early 1990s that people often hold up as halcyon days we basically had one decent opposition - the Kangaroos.
In 1991 we played 2 home Tests, at Wigan and Leeds - 5k versus France and 4k vs PNG.
World Cups were the thing that started to grow more credible matches against other opposition, but that has been stop start and sporadic.
You may say people don't care - but who's to say that 15-20k crowds for this type of Test match isn't good?
You just constantly pining for the Aussies and ignoring all the World Cups and Nations tournaments isn't fair. Didn't you see the Aussies play Tonga at the weekend with 33k in Brisbane? Far more than watched the third Ashes test where Henderson Gill did a bit of a boogie, and Mike Gregory ran 70m.
There is progress.
A full tour in 94.
Mega crowds at Central Park, Wembley, Old Trafford and Elland Road + a game in Cardiff against Wales.
Now we get Samoa at Headingley. Christ.
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27 minutes ago, JohnM said:
Can't blame Leigh for milking everything and anything in the cause of publicity in the close season.
Equally, can't blame people for the forensic examination and criticism since that is in line with that accorded to the RFL/IMG deal.
Yes, we get that they want to sell shirts, in the way that soccer clubs do, by changing the strip as often as they can get away with.
However, things are not always as they seem in the world of the double-glazing salesman and Ultimate Rugby League.
Reebok appears to be owned by the American Authentic Brands Group, having been sold to them by Adidas. Given Reebok annual global sales of just over $2billion, it seems unlikely that this arrangement with Leigh, which like all our clubs, is a small business in a small regional sport, will have reached board level in the US. In business terms, this is not like a PL club signing up.
And yes, I take the point that Reebok would want to be careful about it's brand image but I suggest that as long as the arrangement complies contractually with the corporate rules, it will have been signed off locally, just like any deal allowing say, a local sports shop to sell Reebok.
What's wrong with you?
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Bloody Hell. Missed Thursday and a bad week in total.
We go again.
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12 hours ago, 17 stone giant said:
But you could have said that about many England matches over the years - that we should be beating such and such a team. Admittedly when we do slip up, it's normally a draw rather than a defeat, but the point still stands. Things often don't go exactly as we might think they should.
I just think that we should give Carsley the time to prove that he's a miserable failure (if that's what he is), before we decide to label him as such. It's too early to do that right now, given that we still have the opportunity to top the group and get promote back to League A.
Sport at this level doesn't have time. It's not a rebuild...
He's not a failure, just not up to the job and given his TV interviews, he knows it, too.
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13 hours ago, 17 stone giant said:
Is it fine though? Is that what he was paid £5 million pounds a year for (or whatever it was)? To create a 'fun culture' for the players, whilst being tactically less aware than someone like yourself?
Anyway, you're kind of making my point for me. Which is that I can't believe the stick that Carsley has received (and I point to people like Phil McNulty on the BBC website) over one game against Greece - his 3rd game in charge - compared to the easy ride that Southgate was given by many, despite him being tactically flawed after being in charge for 8 years!
I'm pleased Carsley secured another victory. That takes him to a 75% win ratio, which is not bad from his first four games.
It's fine in that it isn't the end of the world.
You shouldn't make stuff up to prove a point. It's what thick people do. He played a massive part in people liking the England team again, including the players.
You keep mentioning that individuals posting are espousing that we know more, that we're 'more tactically aware'. No. What we're doing, is watching, reading, listening and then forming an opinion. A significant majority of ex players, pundits, journalists called out Southgate's limited tactical nouse during the tournament.
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If you're managing England and you lose to Greece at home, whilst picking a mental team, you deserve stick. That's the job. Carsley, whilst supposedly a lovely coach, isn't the right man for the job. He's proving that in his record (75% against that opposition is bad) and the way he's handling the media.
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I read today that they'll be promotion and relegation between the pools, bottom v top to be played as a 'final'. I suggested a Nations League style format which this is, allbeit on a small scale.
What's not clear is where Samoa fit into this.
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On 11/10/2024 at 23:18, 17 stone giant said:
Football fans often think they know better than the manager in charge. That's not something unique to watching Carsley's England.
How many people (and maybe you can answer whether you yourself did or not) thought that Southgate got it wrong in the summer to keep picking Harry Kane?
So, let's break that down - fans watching on tv at home thought that they knew better than an England manager (Southgate) who earns millions of pounds a year to do the job, had reached the World Cup SF and Euro Champs final, etc.
You're telling me that I can't use Carsley's experience of managing England U'21's as a guide, but you want to tell me that people watching at home (many of whom probably haven't managed anything except a team on Football Manager) know better than him.
All I'm saying is, it's one game. Get a grip people. If we play this badly for the next three or four games, and Carsley continues with the same line up, formation, tactics etc., I'll also decide he's not up to the job. But I just can't believe the reaction to one poor performance. Especially when it's a Nations League game, which to me is the time that we should be experimenting with things.
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Was he wrong in picking Harry Kane. Probably. With all the 10s he picked, why play someone who was clearly not 100% who likes to drift into the position he's already saturated. We needed someone to stretch the game.
Was he wrong in starting TAA in the defensive pivot in the first 2 games without even trying it in the warm up games. Yes.
Was he wrong in picking Gallagher in the next game in a 2. Yes.
He was lucky with McGuires injury (he would have deffo played) and then finding Mainoo. We were garbage and lucky to progress against much weaker opposition.
We had no left back until the final, which was his first game in months. This shouldn't be happening. Poor squad management that. He then stumbled into a back 3
We have an excellent group of players that through individual moments carried an incohesive team. As a United fan, there are parallels in terms of the lack of patterns we should be expecting.
Southgate was absolutely excellent at creating a culture and a team that people could like again. He was just found out tactically when it mattered. That's fine.
The new manager needs to make decisions and play players in their best positions. If someone misses out, then tough.
The new manager should be English. It won't be Carsley, he doesnt have the experience at this level with the media, never mind the shambles that was the Greece game. Howe is favourite for mine Jeff.
Sat 2nd Nov: Men's International: England v Samoa KO 2.30pm (BBC One)
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Smith ran the ball once? Twice? The tries were all shift plays primarily until Farnworth went through the middle. Against better teams, we need to earn the shift plays around the edges. Saying that, i did enjoy the early stages where we saw Harvard et al running off a wide half rather than in and around the ruck. Perfect then for that straighter attack, but alas, we went to the edge too quickly. As i mentioned, i would have preferred us to be more controlled in this part of the game plan.
Let's not mid ourselves, Samoa were ok at best; roughly 10 errors per game and i'd guess at an average of 50 missed tackles per game
We need to be a lot lot better next year