Quote: Uncle Rico "Whether it will be too much for us time will tell, but I agree with you and others on this thread that the Saints attitude and commitment to defence does define this current team.
I caught up with the Leigh v Wigan game and thought that Wigan also had that same quality. I know that it's too simplistic to put it all down to effort, there has to be a structure and a confidence in your mates.
What stood out for me was that they both push the boundary of line speed v getting pinged for offside and seem quite happy to play the odds of conceding a penalty as it gives them a chance to reset even if they have to rely on goal line defence, which is usually top drawer.
Aggressive rather than the passive we played under Powell every time for me.'"
Saints defend with a very compressed line. To break them down you need to get the odd quick play the ball and, when you do, you have to get the ball wide quickly and stretch them out. That's what Salford managed to do, admittedly against 12.
