Re: Thoughts from tonight : Tue May 21, 2013 2:09 pm
Manu did play on the left last night and he was devastating, but he was devastating for both sides. His opening 20 was as bad as anyone's. If he can't control himself in our 30m in the opening 20mins, then he needs to be benched and brought on later. If Laffranchi or Flanders from last year had started the opening 20, we would have not handed so much ball over to Leeds.Remember the first game of the season and Manu was trying everything in our 30 meters and we got bounced by Huddersfield.
A word needs to be had and if that does not work, he needs to be rotated into the side after the opening 20mins. Don't get me wrong his skill is fantastic, but he brings an element of risk that at present we cannot afford.
LMS was named at Loose Forward and that seamed to negate the penalties. He just seamed to get stuck in and do a job rather than niggling, which for me is a vast improvement on recent.
Wilkins kicking was 50/50, but that's going to be the case all year as he is not a half. He's half a half.
Wellens at FB or Lomax???? I would say Lomax at FB gives us better strike and threat. But if you do that, does that push Wellens into other roles he can't do. Lomax at 6 offers less threat, but as a group it maybe an option.
Or do we over complicate matters and put Lomax at FB in attack, 6 in defense. It's not that I think Wellens is better in defense, but if he is going to play, then a defensive fullback is his forte, were you put him in the attacking line is another matter???