Wales v Argentina

Griff wrote:I might have missed it Wayne, but I haven't seen anyone on here really criticising his general play against Argentina. We're criticising his constant back chat and arm waving. He's acting like a petulant child. Or a soccer player. Or both.

The whole team struggled to get the moves going so it wasn't just Bigggar. And like you said he did some lovey stuff. But the arm waving is inexcusable and just plain embarrassing.

I've called for Anscombe for the next game because we need to develop depth and see what a different type of 10 brings to our structure. That's not meant to be a criticism of Biggar, although I guess it might look that way. But the best thing for Wales would be if we had a number of 10s we could start with, all equally good and all pushing each other, and who perhaps bring different styles while all being consistent. That would be a dream.

exile jack wrote:The only way that the WRU is going to address the current disastrous coaching set up around the Welsh team is if supporters vote with their feet.That appears to be happening as the gap between Wales and the leading Tier 1 Nations widens.I doubt anyone in the WRU asks themselves what other Tier1 Nations would regard Gatland,Howley and his team as even remotely preferable to their own or,more starkly,how many international rugby coaches would on fair analysis be rated above the Welsh regime(quite a lot).The fact that the Welsh coaches are meant to be working more closely with the PRW coaches is deeply worrying.If the WRU does indeed have a policy of home grown coaching talent it isn't working because Gatland has not surrounded himself with coaching excellence more like jobs for mates and mates of mates.Gatland himself reminds me of Harry Redknapp-never mind the results where's my money.Even during those dark days when Dallaglio's England were humiliating us I never thought of selling my Debenture but the current garbage being produced by the Welsh coaches is changing that.To give one example from Saturday's game-after 1m25secs the Welsh 10 attempted an attacking Garryowen from about halfway on the paddock,the kick went about 10m and a minute later Argentina took the lead.A second example in the 2nd half was when the Welsh 9 had a 4 on 3 overlap on the left and decided to kick the ball away.The Welsh coaching team has produced and is refining an international team that is witless,brainless,skill less,slow and predictable.Will I pay to watch it.No way.