Hansen expects Pumas to balance their game plan

Hansen expects Pumas to balance their game plan

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen said that while he expected Los Pumas to continue to move the ball around, he didn’t expect them to repeat their approach from last year which saw the eventual champions record their most handsome win of the tournament.

When New Zealand cracked the half century, it came not just from the visitor’s excellence in execution that day, but from the fact that Argentina perhaps strayed a little too much from their forward approach and tried to take on the All Blacks with their own attacking game.

Sir Graham Henry, now a technical advisor with the Pumas, has espoused a wider attacking approach, while Hansen felt it was something clearly part of the South Americans further development.

This season their best efforts have come from keeping the ball tight and playing to their traditional facets, but the flamboyant principles were likely to continue.

“I think they are trying to change their style of game to accommodate moving the ball a bit more,” Hansen said.

“When you are doing that it takes time to do it right.

He didn’t think there would be a repeat of the score line from last season however.

“They still have that mindset,” the All Blacks mentor said.

“I don’t think they will do it as much as last year

“But they will still look to move the ball, and that will make them a more dangerous side moving forward.

“They have some classy backs, it is a matter of giving them the confidence to play by keeping that approach.”

in la plata last year it was just one of those things where everything just clicked.

but it wasnt the solid win that stood out to me, it was the opportunites to score more trys which went went begging, if i can remmeber correctly at least 4 trys were butchered through handalingerrors and just the wron option taken.

take nothing away from the boys though, was still a wicked win and jane and retallick had massive games that day.

Was Hansen taking a little dig at his old boss sir graham, lol GH was the one to advise the Pumas to broaden they're game & throw it around a little. :)

 Please note -Sir Graham Henry, now a technical advisor with the Pumas, has espoused a wider attacking approach, while Hansen felt it was something clearly part of the South Americans further development.

Argies please take no  notice whatsoever regarding what Sir Graham says. Play your own brand of rugby and we could even see a surprise if you reach the hights you did against the Boks. The wee aabs will not  cope with that sort of physical pressure.

JW I am glad you have an inkling for once although its all pretty obvious. Fancy trying to get the Argies to play to their weakness against the abs. Wake up Argies and listen rather to Beeno.

Thomas what is the mood in the camp. Trust the guys are up for this one? 

Ou maaaikie please get real   The question is can the abs win this test against the Boks. They probably have a 30% chance barrring injuries and refs of course.