Big Les - try
This form is NOT good enough Gloucester
Big Les - try
By Cherry Picker March 30 2008
When does a drama become a crisis? About now, we would say. Gloucester may have gone back to the top of the Guinness Premiership table, but all is not well with Dean Ryan’s squad after their sixth successive away defeat at Worcester – this is not the form that wins trophies and the season is in danger of collapsing..
Big Les - try
When does a drama become a crisis? About now, we would say. Gloucester may have gone back to the top of the Guinness Premiership table, but all is not well with Dean Ryan’s squad after their sixth successive away defeat at Worcester – this is not the form that wins trophies and the season is in danger of collapsing..
In fact, it’s the sort of form that wins nothing, and Ryan needs to galvanise his players before next weekend’s Heineken Cup showdown against Munster at Kingsholm.
Gloucester controlled a lot of the middle of the game, but couldn’t kill off Wuss, who scored a last-gasp try through ex-Glaws player Thinus Delport to win the game 17-14.
The losing bonus point means Glaws went back to the top, but Ryan told the BBC: "We left the opportunity out there for them to mug us.
"We had every opportunity to have managed the game, but we just didn't do it. "We ended the first half on top, then we failed to manage the game. We are not playing with as much fluency as we would like."
Worcester started well (or should that be, Gloucester started badly?) and tries by Sam Tuitupou and Miles Benjamin gave them control before Lesley Vainikolo scored to narrow the gap just before half-time.
Marcel Garvey was injured trying to stop Big Les crossing, and after a long delay Rory Lawson (left) scored an injury time try to put Gloucester ahead.
And they stayed ahead until Delport won it.
The conditions didn’t help, but they were the same for both teams and really this wasn’t so much a case of Wocester winning the game, more of Gloucester losing it.
The club website says the players probably regard it as a mystery how they managed to lose.
Mystery solved – they didn’t play well enough. It’s not is if they don’t have the quality – with players like Paul, Delve, James, Walker and Paterson on the bench nobody can say that.
Glaws only have themselves to blame as they go into the final stages of the season desperate for a revival. They’ll need to play a lot better than this if they are to beat Munster.
Gloucester controlled a lot of the middle of the game, but couldn’t kill off Wuss, who scored a last-gasp try through ex-Glaws player Thinus Delport to win the game 17-14.
The losing bonus point means Glaws went back to the top, but Ryan told the BBC: "We left the opportunity out there for them to mug us.
"We had every opportunity to have managed the game, but we just didn't do it. "We ended the first half on top, then we failed to manage the game. We are not playing with as much fluency as we would like."
Worcester started well (or should that be, Gloucester started badly?) and tries by Sam Tuitupou and Miles Benjamin gave them control before Lesley Vainikolo scored to narrow the gap just before half-time.
Marcel Garvey was injured trying to stop Big Les crossing, and after a long delay Rory Lawson (left) scored an injury time try to put Gloucester ahead. And they stayed ahead until Delport won it.
The conditions didn’t help, but they were the same for both teams and really this wasn’t so much a case of Wocester winning the game, more of Gloucester losing it.
The club website says the players probably regard it as a mystery how they managed to lose.
Mystery solved – they didn’t play well enough. It’s not is if they don’t have the quality – with players like Paul, Delve, James, Walker and Paterson on the bench nobody can say that.
Glaws only have themselves to blame as they go into the final stages of the season desperate for a revival. They’ll need to play a lot better than this if they are to beat Munster.
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Sheep Dipper (IP Logged) Registered User |
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Re: This form is NOT good enough Gloucester
The day was filthy and this surely called for forward play. However, our backs had to see too much of the ball to try to craft things in totally soggy condistions because our forwards did not dominate any of the forward plays. I had to check the watch in the first minute. Under our posts and the forwards seemed to try to be running the clock down by picking and driving. They lost the ball and Wuss scored. Great way to settle the team in the opening minutes.
I just wonder if the likes of Jack Forster, Touey, Will James and co would have been putting in such inept performances. Sorry Glaws, but some of the forwards need to find the passion and step up the pace for 80 minutes. I am just starting to get to the end of my tether with some of our seasoned professionals. I would rather us lose with a team of inexperienced committed players rather than a bunch who look as though they think that they have the devine right to win as soon as they step onto the field.
Cummon, let's put this behind us on Saturday........finally!
I just wonder if the likes of Jack Forster, Touey, Will James and co would have been putting in such inept performances. Sorry Glaws, but some of the forwards need to find the passion and step up the pace for 80 minutes. I am just starting to get to the end of my tether with some of our seasoned professionals. I would rather us lose with a team of inexperienced committed players rather than a bunch who look as though they think that they have the devine right to win as soon as they step onto the field.
Cummon, let's put this behind us on Saturday........finally!
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cheerycherry (IP Logged) Registered User |
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Re: This form is NOT good enough Gloucester
I agree. Cant personally see what Forster and James did not to be selected plus Tuohy was unlucky not to figure. It is obvious to me that for whatever reason Marco and Browner just cant play together. Good to see Morgan back because I think he will be needed on Saturday evening. Not writing Glaws off yet but am definately concerned.
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Sheep Dipper (IP Logged) Registered User |
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Re: This form is NOT good enough Gloucester
Sorry. Had a memory block and could not remember how to spell Touhy.
Time for DR to go back to his line of thinking 2 years ago when he got fed up with some of our more experienced players then and threw in the likes of Lamby, AA, Olly Morgan, Jack Forster. Marco really must have some question marks against him. He is not even a shadow of the player he was last year. The only time that you see him now is when he is questioning the referee. Time for a bit more action Marco and a little less of the talk.
Plus yesterday was the performance of Rory. Not so much box kicking from him and he showed some other aspects of his game, such as the snipe that led to his try.
Time for DR to go back to his line of thinking 2 years ago when he got fed up with some of our more experienced players then and threw in the likes of Lamby, AA, Olly Morgan, Jack Forster. Marco really must have some question marks against him. He is not even a shadow of the player he was last year. The only time that you see him now is when he is questioning the referee. Time for a bit more action Marco and a little less of the talk.
Plus yesterday was the performance of Rory. Not so much box kicking from him and he showed some other aspects of his game, such as the snipe that led to his try.
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cheerycherry (IP Logged) Registered User |
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Re: This form is NOT good enough Gloucester
I have always thought Lawson has the potential to be a top class 9 but he needs to realise that he is not always going to get perfect ball delivered to him and when it is scrappy he needs to concentrate on getting it away quicker instead of waving his arms at it. Lawson would be a huge asset to Glaws if he could do that plus cut out the more aimless kicks. As for Marco, Lord alone knows what has happened to him but he is having a really bad season by his standards. He has not played well since all season and seems preoccupied with moaning at the referee instead of playing his game. I know Italy had a disappointing World Cup and he has lost the captaincy of his country but surely he should be over that by now?
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