Quote: Itchy Arsenal "Don't get me wrong I would rather have ST or Escare at half before Powell but you can just see Powell getting the nod.
I think SW believes he got "burned" in 2012 when we played some cracking rugby but failed to win wither the GF or CC despite winning the hub cap and since then we have gone more and more conservative with our attack with each passing year.'"
But at the end of last season and in the off season much of the talk from him has been acknowledging the attack was naff and what he was going to do about it. If he goes with the conservative selection he is even ignoring himself!
Quote: Itchy Arsenal "To be honest unless the pack steps up drastically I cant see any significant improvement in our overall display irrespective who plays at 6 or 7. ST at half would certainly improve the organisation but unless he has options and forwards running for him even he will be limited as to how he can improve things.'"
Part of the attraction of Sam at 6 or 7 is the experience he brings because despite the fact Powell is 25 and has a fair few games under his belt I still class him as inexperienced and not a player able to help Williams or take a load off Williams back. As to the forwards I think they look poor in part due to Wane's tactics. When you watch FPN he goes to ground quickly after contact to try and get quick PTB's so when people say he doesn't look much like a wrecking ball it is, IMO, because he is being told not to be one. There is nothing wrong with going for the quick PTB when the game situation warrants it but our players are like robots and stick to the plan regardless.