Game Tactics, Energy and Enthusiasm : Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:15 am
Last night I watched the Hull v Saints game. I was impressed by the Saints tactics in both defence and attack. Whenever Hull were on the last tackle and passed the ball back for the kick the kicker was attacked by 5 or 6 Saints defenders. In defence their line speed was super fast. And in attack they were very aggressive on every play and almost always ran the ball in at speed. None of this is clever stuff. You don’t have to be a marquee player to do it. You just need a good coach who understands how to win the energy battle and can teach his players the importance of enthusiasm in everything they do. Those tactics lay a platform for the stars at the back and on the edges to win the game for you. With our youngsters we could be doing that too. But we don’t.