Oh I never criticized Coetzee:
A brutally honest assessment from Cardinelli
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mozart
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Oct 01, 2017, 06:11
Here is the real core problem, we are trying to play a game we are not good at.....if we had Eddie as our coach, as so many now wish, we would be playing much more like England. And winning. Coetzee, Smith and Venter are destroying Bok rugby.
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Recent results and performances have highlighted the poor planning and tactical shortcomings of the Springbok coaching team, writes JON CARDINELLI.
The All Blacks went into the clash against the Boks two weeks ago without senior players of the calibre of Ben Smith, Owen Franks, Joe Moody and Israel Dagg. Six of the 15 players who started that Test had fewer than 20 Test caps. The All Blacks still scored eight tries and handed the Boks their heaviest Test defeat in history.
More recently, the All Blacks travelled to Argentina without the afore-mentioned players as well as Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane and Liam Squire. The All Blacks – fielding nine players in the starting XV with fewer than 20 caps – ran in five tries and claimed a 26-point win.
Consider what the All Blacks could accomplish in any one-off match between now and the 2019 World Cup final if they had all of their best players fit and available. Consider how strong they could be in terms of player depth by the time that global tournament comes to pass.
The All Blacks in their current guise are the product of careful planning. All five of the New Zealand franchises work together to ensure that the national side is as strong as it can possibly be. On top of that, a crack team of coaches is constantly searching for new ways to boost the levels of performance.
mozart
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Oct 01, 2017, 13:43
Actually Cardinelli is one of the very few SA reporters worth reading. Racism is a problem. Structures, whatever that means, is likely a problem.....but one decent coach would pull us out of this mire. We not only failed to beat Oz at home for the first time in 5 years....we failed to beat a rotten Oz team who were as poorly coached as we are.
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England isn't playing AB rugby. Ireland wasn't playing AB rugby when they beat NZ in Chicago.....nor were the Lions when they matched them down under. They played an improved version of their traditional games, added some forward passing skills and worked on attacking variations. But they still kicked when there was space behind, focused on set pieces and valued defence as a a crucial winning tool. So should we.