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The Springboks disgrace

Started by clevermike5 REPLIES344 VIEWS· 09 Oct 2016, 02:59
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
09 Oct 2016, 02:59
#1
09 Oct 2016, 02:59#1
I was shocked by the poor Springbok performance.   Mozart always preach to us about the defense issue - but yesterday that was a disgrace - looking at the missed tackle ratios of the different backline players:-
Lambie            =   16,6%Hougaard       =    44,4% Habana            =   42,9%De Jongh         =    20%De Allende        =    12,5%Steyn               =    41,1%De Klerk          =    44,4%Mapoe             =   100%
Only 2 players (Lambie and De Allende) had reasonable defensive stats.   De Jongh was poor and the rest a disgrace.
Etzebeth, Du Toit and De Jager made 27 tackles missing only 2.   The loosies made a huge number of tackles - but as expected Alberts was the poorest insofar as missed tackles are concerned with a missed tackle ratio of 22,2% '
As expected there was no attacking play either - the Springboks never looked like threatening to score a try.    
The Springboks backline is a farce and that needs to be corrected - but this cannot be done under Coetzee, being clueless about backline play.        
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DennyCaptain12,893 posts
09 Oct 2016, 03:05
#2
09 Oct 2016, 03:05#2
 A little more than half the team should go to be replaced by players who are going to be there long after the next RWC. The win against the Wallabies didn't prove a damn thing other than the Wallabies are worse than the Boks. Above all, I would start with replacing Coetzee and his so-called backline coach.
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PapamoaClub Pro683 posts
09 Oct 2016, 04:30
#3
09 Oct 2016, 04:30#3
 Hope they can sort a few wins when they travel, Coetzee will use this year as a stepping stone. The worst case scenario situations, the team has to use this to become better not let it grind them down. But actually watch what went wrong and correct the problems, come up with a strategy that will work for the players. The Boks have good players they just need to be utilised to make the most out of them. 
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DennyCaptain12,893 posts
09 Oct 2016, 04:42
#4
09 Oct 2016, 04:42#4
 Thanks for your good wishes but when I read Coetzee's post match comments I become horrified......he simply does not know. The Boks right now need a mechanic, someone who understands that they're starting afresh at the beginning of a 4yr cycle and he also needs the support of professionals on his coaching staff. Identifying talent is another aspect in which he fails. He then has to decide on a pattern of play going forward.Right now he has none.
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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
09 Oct 2016, 07:42
#5
09 Oct 2016, 07:42#5
 Comb-Over ... please be quiet.
Damn fool. Rather just shut it.

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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
09 Oct 2016, 07:52
#6
09 Oct 2016, 07:52#6
 Lambie is not a full back. He never has been and that much was shown again last night.
Coetzee eventually wakes up and sees the mess Morne's made of it ... suddenly Pat's expected to save the day. 
Has there ever been such a poor coach before?
A mor0n second to none I know.




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