Itchy Arsenal wrote:
Yes and considering the opposition last night an expected one.
A team with no halves, no kicking game and very little threat. Very similar to Leyth and Wakey in terms of capabilities
A team that gave the Champions a much tougher game than they gave us last night.
The win was literally never in doubt even when they pulled it back to 8-6.
Are we firing on all cylinders? Absolutely not.
Should we be in a comp that relies on peaking at the end of the season? Absolutely not.
We all know where the issues are but let’s not pretend also Leeds don’t have one of the better packs in the comp. We contained them admirably.
I do sometimes wonder what people expect from the team. Unless we are winning by 50 points we are not a good team it seems.
Seen so many posts from Wigan fans on social media saying “if Leeds had so and so back and if Leeds had done this then it would be a different result”
If my aunty had testicles she’d be my uncle. She doesn’t though so let’s not pretend any different.
Last night without getting out of third gear we beat a team who will be in the top 4 or 5 in the league.
They didn’t really look like scoring once and I include their try which came from a slip giving Briscoe the bit of space and a no look miracle pass to nothing on the 5th tackle. It was a cracking bit of play don’t get me wrong but it was a standard shot to nothing 5th tackle panic play that broke us.
We are clearly not anywhere near our best at the moment which with people missing and playing out of position is to be expected.
Was it a good performance? In my opinion yes,
Can we improve? Yes.
Are we 3 from 3 and still in the cup playing reasonable rugby with an outstanding defence and much to look forward to this year? Again in my opinion, yes.
