Notwithstanding injuries we have decent talent to choose from. The challenge is game management, sometimes we implode, in fact we implode often. The Bath game was a clear example of going behind, stepping up - going ahead and then fading though lack of creativity and inept leadership. Launch going off was pivotal after that we drifted off the game plan (if there ever was one) and Bath got stuck in. There have been numerous comments (including me) around leadership, Bath had a group of leaders on the field, we lacked any, WLR should be a leader but isn't, Hughes should be but isn't - you look at other sides and FB and 8 are areas where impetus comes from, there are of course others SH, FH but Wasps just don't have it. Jimmy has it in spades, Cips had it, so did Hask.
At the moment it is Launch and Ash leading, beyond that I struggle to see anything - apart from perhaps Jack Willis and YY. Dai needs to work on this, JdJ has the demeanour and we need to drag that up to the surface, a good coaching addition would help with this. I would hope the summer will be as much about the psychology of the team, as anything else - yes we are woeful at ball handling and defence. Positive Mental Attitude is perhaps an overused cliche, in the case of Wasps it needs working on. A coach who can work on leadership and game management is as important as one who can work on skills. I hope as well as the gaps at 14, FB and 2nd row we bring in a quality coach who has a track record of developing new on field leaders.