Team tried hard, but right result in the end.
Back division a growing problem.
Big games = narrower margins = mistakes magnified.
The boys gave it their collective all, however the right team won in the end. Lyon may have the larger budget but they took their chances, and left one or two out there as well. But the second forty showed what we need to do to make the next step up.
One big evolving problem though is our backs, and this is one for the coaches to own. We have lost precision and threat, and to my mind it comes down to a complete lack of clarity in selection and how they are set up. Fekitoa is out of form and our lack of a 15 has really exposed us. You cannot play 10s and wings at 15, with scrum halves on the wing without losing out. And the knock ons, lack of authority under the kicks, and poor defence in the wider channels are there for all to see. The passes off 9-10-12 lacked accuracy and consideration with knock on after knock on. Again today nothing looked smooth, everything looked forced, and there was no cohesive play or control, this again is a coaching issue and probably reflects a group of coaches not singing off the same hymn sheet. In contrast the forwards are making strides forward and look stronger than many a season before and that is to their credit.
Lee et al now have to bust a gut to get into the top 8. The coaching team have been together long enough to realise that another season without silverware should see their end. Wasps as a club need to recognise they are underperforming and with the facilities at their disposal that there are now no more excuses.
Chris
Once a Wasp ALWAYS a Wasp.
Always a Wasp
