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I mean what the hell are we going to do if we go 14-0 in a knockout game?
Kick the percentages. Again, and again, and again.
I do agree that England appear a little over-coached, formulaic etc. Probably been proven by the fact that they can't react when things take a left turn, i.e. Scotland 6 nations, SA tour*
*Didn't do very well at 14-0 up there
TBF the South Africans aren't hugely expansive either and play in a similar way to England, are more than happy to kick and play the power game.
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England are so formulaic and they do not deviate from their plan. My pal and I opined that's one of the reasons we rarely smash teams, unlike the ABs etc who will sometimes score 70+. England will rarely play 'what's in front of them' which may be because they feel running tries in from deep with multiple off-loads, high-risk, Vs staggered defence is not going to happen against the stronger nations so it's more beneficial to treat games like training to refine the team's patterns and systems. I don't know but I wish we'd be a little more adventurous; I mean what the hell are we going to do if we go 14-0 in a knockout game?