Re: Hampshire v Williams : Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:54 am
vastman wrote:
That wasn't really my point, it was more why we seem to persist with some players and not with others.
Of course Williams is currently better and so he should be he's been a SL regular for a number of years. However there is the rub and where I totally disagree with you. Williams is nowhere near as good as he should be at this point in his career as he gets exposed in every international he plays in.
Problem is he's functional which works at club level but he isn't inspirational as required at international level. Name me a single thing he did in any of the three tests? Maybe one try assist. We need so much more than that but we have absolutely no options.
At least Hampshire provides flashes of individual genius, I just never see that in Williams.
Basically I'm just sick of robotic system driven players used at the top levels of the UK game. What I want is far more strong willed, cocky and independent minded individuals.
Of course Williams is currently better and so he should be he's been a SL regular for a number of years. However there is the rub and where I totally disagree with you. Williams is nowhere near as good as he should be at this point in his career as he gets exposed in every international he plays in.
Problem is he's functional which works at club level but he isn't inspirational as required at international level. Name me a single thing he did in any of the three tests? Maybe one try assist. We need so much more than that but we have absolutely no options.
At least Hampshire provides flashes of individual genius, I just never see that in Williams.
Basically I'm just sick of robotic system driven players used at the top levels of the UK game. What I want is far more strong willed, cocky and independent minded individuals.
Lets be honest, at Super League level Gale looks like the man, he is cocky and is the type of half that just gets under the oppositions skins, a player that oppositions fans love to hate and a club level he is bloody good, he can control a game very well and has got a great kicking game - Yet at international level he looks like a little boy out of his depth and goes into hiding, he is quite the opposite in and England shirt. Some players are very well suited to the international scene, they just play there usual game, okay they might not be the best in there position in terms of ability but they can perform on that level, not sure what it is - For some players it could be nerves, for others it could be playing around different players or maybe it`s the way they are being asked to play by WB just doesn't suit there game?