Desperate times require desperate measures. England is trapped in a hole and France is taking drastic action. Find a way to cancel Le Crunch.
There is nothing else for that, there is no other solution. Then, start blocking the channel tunnel, then seek help to organize an air traffic control and a station is left of the Royal Navy through the marine lanes. Otherwise, perhaps the border force can be persuaded to block Antoine Dupont and some other gallic galacts to passport control.
Any other brilliant idea? None jump to mind.
Joking to the side, the perspective is bleak. After the defeat in Dublin served as another false beginning for the six nations, England's own verdict suggested that hope is weak for his next task, against the favorites of the title. In their own words, they lacked enough experience and time together.
Well, Steve Borthwick cannot suddenly whisper a test pedigre of 500 additional caps. Of course, I could bring Dan Cole once again, or maybe name Elliot Daly in the wing. But, in truth, there are no silver bullets and the experience factor is required anyway.
France had a new wing in its initial XV against Wales and immediately looked home, scoring two attempts in a 43-0 victory. On the other flank was Louis Bielle Barrey, who scored 12 attempts in 15 appearances, at the age of 21. The rookies of French trust with supreme potential, just like Borthwick entrusted Immanuel Feyi-Waboso a year ago and was reimbursed by that show of faith. Now, England is weakened by the absence of a new sensation with only eight caps in its name.
Steve Borthwick England suffered defeat in its inaugural party of the six nations
England is caught in a hole and a clash against France is now giving them
The red rose continues to wither. We keep watching the same movie and has the same soundtrack in a loop. England loses and the line of the game is that they lack experience and time together. But that does not defend the scrutiny.
The initial XV in Dublin had the thick end of 600 tapas between them. Genge's tastes, Cowan-Dickie, Itoje, Tom Curry, Marcus Smith, Slade, Lawrence and Steward have been around this block enough times now to know what work implies. How many limits are required so that all the necessary cents fall on what is needed to prosper in the international game? Good players do not need a decade to find their feet.
According to Borthwick, the biggest count of the Irish cap was a crucial factor, in which case, England is sentenced to France. Again, there is an approach to the data when the only decisive numbers were those of the scoreboard. Younger teams can overcome older teams. It is far from being unthinkable.
The chief coach talked about his team has only been together for six months, but, with due respect, that is not the case. The selection always evolves as brilliant young things are integrated, but the English nucleus is well established. And they are portrayed as if they came to the camp and have to learn the sport from scratch, which is a false impression.
Tired excuses are repeated in repetition in the middle of a series of marmot day results. This was another defeat of a score, but one that was distorted in favor of England. In truth, they were hit deeply after granting 22 points without response.
The marked fact is that Ireland was good enough to adapt in the helmet and find a way to win, while England had no answer when the impulse changed after part time. They were magnificent before the break, especially in defense, as a resounding back of Blitz's change, but when Ireland turned the tables, they had no idea how to react.
It has become a pattern and a problem too familiar for many years, since the drunk days of Johnson and Dallaglio and Glory. The English rugby produces an endless torrent of heroically compromised players, but the suspicion must be often so written and microgestioned that men in the country In smoke.
The defeat in Dublin served as another false beginning for the six nations for Borthwick's side
To be fair with Borthwick, Plan A worked a gift at the Aviva stadium. The bold called to display the Curry and Ben Earl brothers together in the back row looked like a half-time master blow, since the visitors led 10-5.
Tom Curry delivered one of his best performances for England, with a late attempt to go with all the tacle and jackals, clear and thunderous hallways, while Ollie Lawrence had an outstanding game in the center of the country Step, everything went wrong in a hurry.
There was an obvious collapse in English discipline and composure. While Ireland replacements had a revealing impact, Callow reserves of their opponents simply accelerated the tidal turn in favor of the hosts. Borthwick's side unraveled, with his defense losing intensity and the attack became irregular, before the Irish turned off enough time to grant two comfort attacks.
This was the seventh defeat of England in nine tests. They have only managed to overcome Japan in that miserable sequence. While there were almost missions against New Zealand and Australia in autumn, this was not really as close as the scoreboard suggests.
On Borthwick's watch, England has now lost 15 of 29 tests. In October 2023, the RFU Executive Director Bill Sweeney declared that the game in this country was a cusp of something spectacular. ” When, exactly? Instead, the union is fighting a base revolt and the national team is staggering from one setback to another; He took the seventh place in the world and armed with a powerful impulse down.
Frankly, this depressing routine has become familiar that there is no sense of danger. Not long ago, a reserve of negative results during such a widespread period would have been considered completely unacceptable by the richest union in the world, but those in charge are too busy fighting fires to begin to say goodbye to the coaches.
So where from here? Back to the southwest of London, where England has to enter the path of a Galic giant. France could appear on Twickenham and launch a currency to decide how to overcome its rivals between channels this time. Heads? Fly; 'Joue, Joue'. Cross? Go to route one and use a higher firepower.
Fabien Gallthie has Dupont El Genio, has Damian Penaud back, just out of scoring nine attempts in two games for burgundy, and has Uini Atonio and Emmanuel Meafou providing 45 weight stones on the head of his head of his scrum. What a monstrous proposal is that.
France sailed to an overwhelming record that opens Six Nations's victory against unfortunate Wales in Paris
While Sweeney tries to hold on to power, he has distanced himself from Borthwick's appointment. But it will be forced to support a close-up view of what could become another brutal experience, two years after Le Crunch became Le Crash, since the French assaulted a record victory of 53-10.
The last defeat of the Round of England, a fifth in six years, means that they are already destined to support another year of compensating the numbers of the six nations, in the table in the best case. He loses with France, as expected, and then comes a confrontation against Scotland, who has won the last four accessories of the Calcuta Cup to establish a prolonged period of dominance over the “Auld enemy.”
Not all this should not only be allowed to become the new normality; No hope of real title and a perennial trip to a distant destiny, with the defeat after the discarded defeat as an inevitable learning process. But there is no danger or responsibility. The objectives are reduced and distorted.
Very soon, the female team of England will once again conquer all the comers, so the proportions of combined victories will be well and brilliant. Not long after that, it will be time for more banks and bonds. Therefore, do not be fooled by the perspective of another mediocre men campaign, everything is fine, honest.