Even though I specifically asked Mozart to give us his selections for the WC squad - he poitedly refused to do it - preferringto criticize the playershe does not like. In th meantime he gave a list of 8 key players that he said must e the core of the team.
He went further and stated that we lost domination up front - but when asked about why - he kept deadly silence. GHe also said we need an inside center that can be physically dominant - but when asked who - he again kept quiet.
But lets see how far we are with Mozart.s squad selectionss:-
Outsid Backs - 5 players - Bryan Habana
JP Pietrsen
Centers - 3 players -
Flyhalfs - 3 players - Handre Pollard
Scrummies - 3 players - Fourie du Preez
Loosies - 5 players - Duane Vermeulen
Schalk Burger
Locks - 4 players - Eben Etzebeth
Props - 6 players -
Hookers - 3 players - Adriaan Strauss
His suggestion is to find 7 other players to fill in teh team - but that isoviouslt problematic - since the match day squads are amde up if 23 players - so ie hvae to find -
* Another 15 players to make up the match day squa; plus
* Nothr 8 players to back up the seletions.
Of the 8 ke players he suggested Pietersen is oe. However, Pietersen has been poor over the past two years- he lost pace and is at this stage too slow to play on thewing. Another pronlem is that he is not a relaible tackler anymore - so he must be considered as a player who has a cloud over him.
Be it as it may - will members try abd fill up the missing players and see where we get with a squad of 31 players. .
