Rhys Priestland-not all he's cracked up to be!

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In my opinion Priestland isn't the player everyone thinks he is.There is a lot of talk about how he stands flat and attacks the gain line however from my viewing I don't see what they're talking about.
Most of the time he gets the ball he does an up and under that can only be called average.One thing I'd give him is he has a big boot on him but from their on I don't really see what all the hullaballu is about.
He is a mediocre tackler at best maybe a bit better then O'Gara but not by much.
For example when you compare him to Sexton ;
Kicking for touch:Priestland
Goal kicking:Sexton
Attacking:Sexton
Tackling:Sexton
Tactical kicking:Sexton
Passing:Sexton (although not by much)

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

munkian wrote:Fair enough, just an off topic question, do Munster fans prefer Kidney more than Leinster fans on the whole or is the dislike of his coaching shared equally ?

Well I am an Ulsterman, but I would say that generally Munster fans are more lenient of Kidney than Leinster/Ulster fans. A few munster fans don't like the criticism he has received. However the majority of irish fans (including me) think he is not the right man for the job. Time to go, he isn't bringing out the best in these players and is playing a very limited type of game.

Sorry, I didn't mean to miss out the other provinces. Good answer, cheers

I am a Munsterman and a massive fan of Deccie but it is becoming clear that he is not leading the side as well as it could be. The biggest problem i see is that we have 2 provinsial sides (excluding Ulster for now) that have been having great sucess in the HC. Unfortunately these 2 sides play contrasting styles of rugby and it is very hard to blend them and that is where i feel that Decland Kidney is not performing.