Quote: Big Dave T "Do you not think that the personnel we have left should have the ability to pass the ball whether they are used to playing with the person they are passing to or not?
I would like to think that professional sports people do have the skill to do more than shove the ball up their jumper and run it in. If they cant pass the ball it beggars belief how they are making a living in this sport. I'm fed up of hearing about injuries as an excuse for players to lack the core skills of the game.'"
Do you really think that all that's required to play an expansive game is basic passing ability?
There's a difference between the team lacking the skills to implement an expansive game plan and deliberately avoiding one. IMO we have the former situation and not the latter. That's partly a legacy of poor retention and recruitment, partly poor coaching, and partly bad luck with injuries.
