: Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:33 pm
tvoc wrote:
And nothing wrong with expressing it. My only issue here is these problems have been evident long before the St Helens cup game you keep going back to. For me it's an issue with the strength of the squad assembled for this season and has been all along. The coach hasn't been given all the tools he requires to do the job. Some of the tools he has been given are breaking down and could do with a week in the repair shop but he hasn't been given enough back up's of the required standard so he's opting to keep the blunt ones in his bag.
Agree re. squad and this season's performances which so far have been a good first half against Wigan, perhaps a good first half against Celtic if we're being generous and a few fits and starts elsewhere. I do think they've taken a turn for the worse in the last few games though and, most worryingly, failings don't seem to be being addressed. I think there's been real shortcomings in performances and tactics, discipline, errors, kicking and as these are not being addressed I suggest that's a shortcoming in training/coaching. Separate from that is the shortcomings in the squad such as no cover for props and arguably too many inexperienced players in the top squad.
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