Comments on: Johnson: If I were Robshaw, I would have gone for goalhttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans.Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:50:24 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6By: teeceehttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381079 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:51:20 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381079Bang on Stroudos. Tabloid headline on the Rugby Blog page,not good! Regarding Eddie Jones ,I wonder how many England fans wish we were in his hands for Saturday rather than Bomber? I know I do. ]]>By: Jezhttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381061 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:19:10 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381061Indeed. I’ve never been the hugest fan of Gatland Wales. In fact I believe that the Lions in Australia showed that to make Wales a very good side you need to add a couple of Irish and English players… ]]>By: stroudoshttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381060 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:14:45 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381060Slightly misleading headline – led me to believe Johnson was slagging Robshaw off, where in fact his comments show a lot of sympathy – and empathy.
Eddie Jones is absolutely right too. You describe it as unnecessary but he’s acting with his Australian fan’s hat on. Trying to put doubt in the England players’ heads and annoy the fans.
]]>By: stroudoshttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381058 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:56:24 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381058Spot on Jez. And it’s not as if Warrenball is impossible to decipher and defend. Effective it may be, much of the time; unpredictable it is not. And doesn’t its success actually depend on the opposition over-committing to the breakdown?? Even more reason to employ your tactic in that area! ]]>By: Jezhttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381044 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:57:27 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381044I have a lot more time for Eddie Jones than either Bob Dwyer and Jonathan Kaplan who’ve reared their ugly heads again! ]]>By: Rob Watsonhttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381041 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:49:14 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381041Totally agree Jez. I also totally agree with Eddie Jones – though his comments may be unnecessary, I think they’re spot on. ]]>By: Jezhttp://www.therugbyblog.com/johnson-if-i-were-robshaw-i-would-have-gone-for-goal#comment-381026 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:44:27 +0000http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39520#comment-381026I think that by concentrating on this desicion is deflecting attention from the real issues which are: Against a poor performance from Wales in attack England couldn’t keep, defend and build on a ten point lead. A team such as NZ would have been 20 points ahead at the time of this line out. The reason for this was poor discipline at the breakdown. England had no need to go after the ball at the breakdown but instead should have let Wales play down the blind alleys they were going before they would have kicked possession away ( see first half). A good captain would have understood this, and told his players to have stopped competing for the ball at the breakdown. Robshaws problem was he was the worst culprit at the breakdown. ]]>