Quote Originally Posted by matt_magpie View Post
I think he changed the tactics because confidence is shot, you can’t play a passing game with no confidence. TBF to Ardley he signed Effiong to give us a different option and we have gone direct before within games. He’s gone 352 before, I suspect our weakness at left back made it a lot easier decision too.
Definitely credit to him for doing what needed to be done to take 3pts from that away game when confidence/spirit was shot to pieces.How much of it was him and how much was from the players, we will probably never know. But credit to him anyway.

What's crucial now is not to mistake the formula needed to win that specific game in those particular circumstances with what's needed to get the best out of our remaining 20 games.

If they think a team packed with size, 3 Centre backs, 2 fill-in "wing backs'' is going to maximise our haul from the 60pts remaining to play for, then I'd say they are very badly mistaken.