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McDermott's qualities as a coach (when viewed from the outside) should be assessed by looking at all his coaching career as a whole. By looking at the structures out on the field. Leeds were clueless near the Wigan line, their one try coming from a turnover after Sinfield yet again had charged out of the defensive line making a hero play. Thank gawd for once Watkins backed his skipper by doing the same to scoop up a poor Wigan pass and go the length. The reason Sinfield was taking the two was probably because two was going to be better than nothing.
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Of course it was, and as it turned out that was smart play. The Wigan defence was always going to be difficult to break down and even more so without McGuire, so accumulating points was the smart call. Wigan may well have done the same, but by the time that opportunity came they were 11 points down.
As for Sinfield charging out of the line, he did, but he wasn't the only one and that was our biggest chance of success last night, and it knocked Wigan off their game. We got our reward on that try because we didn't stand back and give Wigan all the time in the world to tear us to pieces. That pass went behind the man because Finch wasn't give any time at all. Of course there's an element of luck to that try, but Wigan scoring only 2 tries on the night suggests that on balance it was the right tactic.
