Farrell left England clunky and indecisive in the narrow win over Samoa and they cannot afford the same in next week's quarter-final
Farrell left England clunky and indecisive in the narrow win over Samoa and they cannot afford the same in next week’s quarter-finalsupporters who signed up to expensive travel packages with Twickenham’s official ticket provider were sent a white replica shirt in a presentation box bearing a photo of the gleaming golden trophy with a message from the head coach,
The way England have achieved those results is nevertheless creating palpable concerns about a painful day of reckoning being close at hand. They didn’t need to win this Samoa match, and they very nearly lost it, but the optimistic view is England are like the poker player with the unreadable face, secretly assured of having four aces to spread on the table and sweep into Paris for the semi-final with France or South Africa, and party like it’s 2007 and reach another unlikely final.
Then England reverted to Farrell, or Ford, then for this match, Farrell and Ford. And this is where the “buts” force their way in, because unlike France and Ireland and New Zealand and South Africa, we have an England team who slip into long periods of uncertainty, and you have been obliged during their month in France to date to joylessly note the clunky parts of their game.
And how about Farrell blowing three points when he allowed the shot clock on a penalty kick to run down? It very nearly happened to the captain in the first half when the countdown clock on a big screen high in the corner of the stadium hit zero just as he hit the target to move past Jonny Wilkinson’s 22-year-old record of 1178 points for England.Afterwards Farrell, who rarely uses 10 words when he can use none about something going wrong, admitted: “I didn’t see the clock. I wasn’t aware.
If England within their camp, which now moves south to Aix-en-Provence, are quite certain they can produce a high-level performance with Ford and Farrell together, then keep calm and carry on. Otherwise, they must either give Farrell the guiding role or allow Ford or Smith to do it without the skipper clogging the channels outside them.And, by the way, none of this is to gloss over the need for the forwards to make a stronger platform.
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