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Mephisto_Helix
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Ah well .... onto the next one. There were glimpses of picking our game up but for the life of me I can't figure why we can't finish. Maybe it's time for fresh coaching staff after all, not to mention some fresh admin too
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the whole lot of them preferably, all admin, all coaching staff .........
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Ah well .... onto the next one. There were glimpses of picking our game up but for the life of me I can't figure why we can't finish. Maybe it's time for fresh coaching staff after all, not to mention some fresh admin too
Last year and the year before he was good enough, now that the side is struggling a bit, he needs to be fired? That logic I don't understand! Maybe the players should also accept responsibility since its them that are not doing what they should during the 80mins that count!
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I've never rated him that highly ........ now you can't say that all the shena****ns pre-season and just the other day aren't having an impact. From losing players to getting shoddy replacements to not getting the right staff to dissing players in the media, ja, not conducive.
Struggling a bit? Well we have lost the last 5 games played. We even lost to the very weak western force. How can they perform so poorly every single game they play? Plumtree doesn't really look like he has much concern on his face when interviewed. He's coaching one of the strongest super 14 teams (former I should note). Whats with the backline coach being left behind, how the hell do you leave one of your coaches behind to "save" money in a super 14 tournament? Theres too much going wrong and there is reasons.
This is my take on whats going wrong in Shark land, some members of the Squad looks like they dont want to be playing for the Sharks, ecspecially Ruan P. Just look at his attitude on the field and he does not seem to give 100%. I get the feeling that if the Bulls or Cheetahs offered him a contract, he would take it with both arms and legs.
Its Rory, Keegan, Ryan, Botes, Stefan and the likes that give it 100%, infact its mostly the players that dont have Springbok contracts that are performing, its like the others that do have bok contracts are saving themselves for Bok matches only, or to scared to pick up an injury.
Look at all the Bulls players, they are proud and give it their all for the blue team, i guess its true when they say their blood is blue.
Some Sharks players are only there for their Cheques and some game time. When last has JP Pietersen and Odwa doen anything, C'mon they are better than this.
Its Rory, Keegan, Ryan, Botes, Stefan and the likes that give it 100%, infact its mostly the players that dont have Springbok contracts that are performing, its like the others that do have bok contracts are saving themselves for Bok matches only, or to scared to pick up an injury.
Look at all the Bulls players, they are proud and give it their all for the blue team, i guess its true when they say their blood is blue.
Some Sharks players are only there for their Cheques and some game time. When last has JP Pietersen and Odwa doen anything, C'mon they are better than this.
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Where to begin, there is so much wrong with how the sharks are playing.
Our forwards are playing their hearts out. Only for our backs to aimlessly kick the ball away. Most of our creative play is coming from Kockett and Kankowski, Ruan Pienaar looks completely out of it, I don't know whether that's from lack of match practice or what it is and as for Jacobs with his continual aimless drifting cross field robbing the rest of the back line of space to play, it is truly pathetic.
They said our backline coach stayed at home, I would too with how they are playing. Ours guys have forgotten what it is to create space for the outer backs, which is why we hardly see our wings on the front foot and when we do see them they are running at an angle back to the forwards. They are still playing last season's tactics with all those aimless up and unders.
I think this also shows how big a hole Francois Steyn leaving has left. All the other teams have taken advantage of the ruck rule "change" to generate quick ruck ball, somehow the sharks do not realise that quick ball from a ruck three or four times in a row will result in a lot space for the backs to play. The fly half and scrum-half for the most part are the ones that determine how and at what pace a team plays.
Our forwards are playing their hearts out. Only for our backs to aimlessly kick the ball away. Most of our creative play is coming from Kockett and Kankowski, Ruan Pienaar looks completely out of it, I don't know whether that's from lack of match practice or what it is and as for Jacobs with his continual aimless drifting cross field robbing the rest of the back line of space to play, it is truly pathetic.
They said our backline coach stayed at home, I would too with how they are playing. Ours guys have forgotten what it is to create space for the outer backs, which is why we hardly see our wings on the front foot and when we do see them they are running at an angle back to the forwards. They are still playing last season's tactics with all those aimless up and unders.
I think this also shows how big a hole Francois Steyn leaving has left. All the other teams have taken advantage of the ruck rule "change" to generate quick ruck ball, somehow the sharks do not realise that quick ball from a ruck three or four times in a row will result in a lot space for the backs to play. The fly half and scrum-half for the most part are the ones that determine how and at what pace a team plays.
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Sharks Breakfast at my spot on Saturday morning ..... got a big screen (maybe even a projector) and a skottel and will be providing some chow. If you wanna pull in with your munchies and whatnot, send me a PM for my addy.
This is very nice of you.
As the Bulls are not playing this weekend I will have to be supporting the Sharks stormers lions and cheetahs 100%
Good luck to all you sharks hope your team can pull off a turn around in form this weekend.
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Danke ..... I'm hoping a combination of us pulling finger and the Tah's having jetlag will end in a good outcome. Surely we have to turn our **** around sooner rather than later hey.
I think you will only start winning once the players are hungry for success again. I hope that is soon.
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Team for Saturday -
Stefan Terblanche
Odwa Ndungane
Adrian Jacobs
Riaan Swanepoel
JP Pietersen
Andy Goode
Ruan Pienaar
Ryan Kankowski
Willem Alberts
Keegan Daniel
Johann Muller
Steven Sykes
Jannie du Plessis
John Smit (captain)
Deon Carstens.
Replacements:
Bismarck du Plessis
Tendai Mtwarira
Wilhelm Steenkamp
Jean Deysel
Jacques Botes
Rory Kockott
Waylon Murray.
That is one helluva strong team on paper, let's hope it translates onto the field too ....... go Sharks!
Stefan Terblanche
Odwa Ndungane
Adrian Jacobs
Riaan Swanepoel
JP Pietersen
Andy Goode
Ruan Pienaar
Ryan Kankowski
Willem Alberts
Keegan Daniel
Johann Muller
Steven Sykes
Jannie du Plessis
John Smit (captain)
Deon Carstens.
Replacements:
Bismarck du Plessis
Tendai Mtwarira
Wilhelm Steenkamp
Jean Deysel
Jacques Botes
Rory Kockott
Waylon Murray.
That is one helluva strong team on paper, let's hope it translates onto the field too ....... go Sharks!
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Shhhhhhttttt. How dare you say that in this thread