It’s an interesting point. Blackett’s Rotherham played such an exciting brand of rugby that took them to the play offs and they generally played better than the sum of their parts.
Blackett comes to Wasps and we improve each year and play some great stuff, with Cipriani added to the mix and the galacticos full backs that have graced us we got to the final and we’re playing the most exciting rugby in Europe but it wasn’t to be and then started the decline.
Cipriani then left and our attack suffered and many wondered whether it was cipriani leading the sessions all that time and whilst he was clearly instrumental in how we played there was a clear shift back to the forwards and a structured game plan.more focus was placed on the maul and exits and a set game plan, all those Dai quotes rang true, respecting the ball, playing in the right areas of the field, earning the right to go wide.
We then stuttered, Robson and Simpson before looked like they were reading a playbook through before making any decisions, Sopoaga one of the best in the world when he signed didn’t know what to do with himself, the back three never saw the ball as we played one out runners and more pick and gos - we then tried to do something and we knocked on, maybe everyone was overthinking everything.
Of course one swallow does not a summer make, but some quotes from Blackett are interesting, taking the pressure off from making the Ricoh a ‘fortress’, going out and enjoying it.
Maybe we have seen a turn around in fortunes as the shackles have been taken off. We will need more of a specific game plan at times I’m sure and someone else I still believe needs to come in but let’s hope there’s more of this to come.
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