Quote 100% Warrior="100% Warrior"Game plan and game management.
Our game plan is the same as it is when it’s a dry track. We’ve not been in their 20mtrs yet! And you’re not sure if we can blame Lam?
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The intensity in defence wasn't there from the beginning, poor for a semi and nothing to do with the conditions. Not adjusting to the weather is criminal.
Leeds have been solid but Wigan are brainless.
The flaws in our team are being exposed like the Saints semi last year. Forwards are too small so can't stop the opposition or make yards.
Starting Farrell, Isa and Partington who are all small, Havard is only 19 and O'Loughlin who is 37 was a concern against Hull but we were able to move the ball well to make up for it. In this rain its been a disaster.
Compounding that our halfbacks have no kicking game or game management ability so we can't get out of trouble by flipping field position and we can't put on pressure when we do get good position.
We could be better with better coaching but I think there are some pretty fundamental problems with the team and the players should know to keep it simple in these conditions.
20-0 at half time is not good enough. Losing is one thing, Leeds have done well, but to not even get close is unacceptable.
The only thing I can see saving Lam now is if the pandemic makes recruiting someone else too difficult.
I'm interested in the reaction from the club. We have young forwards so that problem might be fixed with time and we have tried to address it but signing Burgess and Clark hasn't really helped. We need a kicking game we haven't had since Sam left.
I was cautiously optimistic since the Catalans win and you can blame conditions but this really doesn't look like a trophy winning team.