St pete wrote:
I'm not sure Wane is great coach but certainly can't knock him, he's done great Job with three cups in two years which is hard to argue with but I feel Michael maguire laid all the foundations for his success.
They are still using the MM play book with "that" move the centre of all wigans attack.
Like I said tho, can't take anything away from Wane.
Wane certainly had a good starting block, and while he may not have a massive range in his armory, what they do, they do well.
The team are always "up for it" when needed. They are very aggressive, both in the tackle and in terms of line speed (without compromising shape).
Ball in hand, they are very pleasant to watch as they move the ball very well. Whilst you can accuse them of "only having one move" and relying on their star player too much, they make the most of what they have and while his play book may not be extensive, he certainly knows what it takes to win a rugby game.
The players the fills his ranks with are competent rugby league players first and athletes second. Wigan have the rather modestly endowed Daryl Goulding in the Centre - as opposed to bigger, faster guys like Atkins and Cudjoe, but he (like Carmont before him) is a good centre. Give him decent ball in a decent position and he will execute the correct play at the correct time - that is not a quality shared by all top RL proffesionals.
When they lost their halves alst year, Wane looked around and saw Matty Smith. No world beater, but his long kicking game is SO important to a side and he's a brave and commited little fella. Wane knew hat once he got him on the training park he could get him to run the moves for him as he did for Veivers/Long in that Smith/Holdsworth/Pattern triangle that was successful for Salford. Add a half decent 6 in Green and your getting decent ball to Tomkins all of a sudden.
We, on the other hand, when we needed a halfback, signed Lance Hohaia.
