About time we start giving him some Credit and support …..
Just saying !
About time we start giving him some Credit and support …..
Just saying !
I was thinking more like Millward Mk 2 for being able to adapt the style of play to suit the players available.
Woolf's style was very effective but it followed a pattern. I think there was more off the cuff plays last night.
I always think with Woolf you would never have got a "Wide to West" style try but you would never have needed it
Nice one!
I haven't read the other (match day) thread yet but I sure all the doomers are saying Catalans will destroy us after playing a very poor Wire team, but this thread has cheered me right up.
One swallow don't make a summer as they say.................
But what a performance with the team we had out, Was not expecting that, Credit to Woolfy Mk2 he read the Cunningham thread and upped his game.
That was a tactical masterclass last night.
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What about Wellens MK1
I totally agree . However a few poor performances don’t make you Cunningham either .
Was interest what Welsby was saying about the team just needed to play with freedom and enjoy it .
Highlighted that arguably and evidently that the team was suffering perhaps from a bit of fatigue and leading to perhaps the blues after such a high and lacking some enthusiasm .
We can only hope they have unlocked that trapped energy and are feeling mentally refreshed .
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Last night was fantastic so fair play to all the players and coaching staff.
It also showed that the last couple of weeks have been way off it.
Last week people thought a slightly better side than that (Makinson, Percival, Wingfield) couldn't beat Hull KR because we'd been so average so far this season.
That's the benchmark now, we need to kick on. You can't always play like that, obviously, but we are still one of the best teams in the league. If not the best.
Standards should back that up.
What last night has given me was belief again.
So well done Wellens for last night, lets have some consistency in performance now.
I won’t get carried away after one game but I was really pleased with last night. I’m pleased Wellens had it in him to change up the attack and allow the spine to play a bit more freely. What that says about Laurent Fraysinnous though, I’m not too sure. Some coaches are stubborn and will stick to their principle but I’m glad Wellens adapted and went for it, even when down on bodies to allow that. I hope it continues moving forwards even with a tough schedule ahead.
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Millward teams could never defend like that though!
Biggest positive Wello has got from that game is the emergence of Delaney as he gest more game minutes. I,m hoping in the second half of the season he is permanently in our 17 team selection.
Lees and Delaney have pretty big engines and its possible both could start and do the first 25 mins. You then bring on the impact and experience of Walmsley and Passi thats a frightening situation for the opposition.
Yes Wellens got the team right tactically spot on last night but, more importantly, he got the team firing emotionally. All the effort was there where it just seemed to be lacking slightly in previous games.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Post match comments from Wello he gave credit to Frayssinous for working on the attack this week. Wello also mentioned we can't change things overnight and its a matter of small changes and finer tuning on the way we play. Welsby also mentioned a bit more freedom to express themselves.
Our coaching staff are all new so maybe its a matter of being patient so they integrate into the system, made more difficult though with all the injuries and suspensions that have come our way. Interesting explanation from Wello on why he only used 15 players on SaintsTV.
Yes, that's what I enjoyed too. We've seen so many coaches sticking resolutely, defiantly, to one game plan and how that works out. The game evolves overall, through the season - and within a game, changes happen. Having a plan A, B, C and so on shows the mettle of a good setup. Another reason why a coaching team rather than one individual having his way is ideal. Onwards now, I hope we keep the backs playing like this when our usual forwards return.
Well i thought when watching last night this reminds me of the first game under Millward which made me remark , " these players now look as if they are enjoying themselves , last night they looked as if they were enjoying themselves " .
We won the Grand Final the year previous but dint look happy
We are so spoilt aren't we. I feel ashamed to have got quite worried he was maybe out of his depth.. but I did also say he deserves this year to find his feet no matter what..
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