Pasta with frog legs

[Torquemada 1420]

Just love Villiere. An absolute nugget of player.

[TheFrog]

Totally disagree, Italy are being softened down.
Easy BP win on the cards at a canter. You won't have to get out of second gear.
Your bench will destroy Italy. The last 20 mins Italy will crumble.

You're right, it seems that Italy are softening. Still, not sure we will capitalize give all the mistakes/faults.

See what I mean. 2 penalties in quick succession when we have the upper hand.

And another penalty given away when we are in their 22s...

[ASMO]

That was pretty to watch

[Hugo]

What a finish.

[TheFrog]

Just love Villiere. An absolute nugget of player.

I had Penaud in my fantasy team and it proves to be the wrong winger.

[ASMO]

Watermans voice is like fingernails scraping on a blackboard

[TheFrog]

And I had Jaminet as my captain

[Torquemada 1420]

Just love Villiere. An absolute nugget of player.

I had Penaud in my fantasy team and it proves to be the wrong winger.

Villiere is like another backrow too. He wins so many turnovers for a small guy. I'm still unsure whether Penaud is really a centre.

[TheFrog]

The boys need to do their breathing exercises and refocus.

[TheFrog]

Bamba has been offside at every ruck since he came on. The ref rightly calls him for that.

And we must be winning the record number of penalties in this round.

[Torquemada 1420]

My pet subject: Ntamack. Bar that one pass as part of the move for Villiere's 1st try, he's just done nothing of note. His weak tactical kicking has been hidden by Jaminet and Dupont.

[TheFrog]

Turn over. The forwards slow it down in midfield and we end up kicking it to Ioane...

[Torquemada 1420]

Another aimless kick by Ntamack.

[TheFrog]

No structure in attack and after 3 phases we have no option.

The Italian defense well though. Very physical.

[Torquemada 1420]

No structure in attack and after 3 phases we have no option.

The Italian defense well though. Very physical.

Indeed. And whose responsibility is it to manage that? .............. FH

[TheFrog]

Another aimless kick by Ntamack.

To be fair, he had no option and we had a penalty advantage. But you're right, nothing could have come off it.

[Torquemada 1420]

This will not be good enough to beat Ireland. If it rains again, Ire's game will see them win with something to spare. Sexton will leave Ntamack chasing kicking shadows.

[TheFrog]

No structure in attack and after 3 phases we have no option.

The Italian defense well though. Very physical.

Indeed. And whose responsibility is it to manage that? .............. FH

Not really. He is not the one who made the decision to pick and go or do a one pass bashing approach.

[Torquemada 1420]

Another aimless kick by Ntamack.

To be fair, he had no option and we had a penalty advantage. But you're right, nothing could have come off it.

Attack the friggin' line: that's what he' s supposed to be good at.

[TheFrog]

This will not be good enough to beat Ireland. If it rains again, Ire's game will see them win with something to spare. Sexton will leave Ntamack chasing kicking shadows.

I think the staff has worked for the players to peak against Ireland. That team is still suffering from the conditioning.

[TheFrog]

Another aimless kick by Ntamack.

To be fair, he had no option and we had a penalty advantage. But you're right, nothing could have come off it.

Attack the friggin' line: that's what he' s supposed to be good at.

Sorry. Crashing into a wall of Italians wasn't a better option.

[TheFrog]

We are so fecking slow at recycling the ball. A mix of our forwards timing and Dupont not being in top shape.

[Torquemada 1420]

To be fair, he had no option and we had a penalty advantage. But you're right, nothing could have come off it.

Attack the friggin' line: that's what he' s supposed to be good at.

Sorry. Crashing into a wall of Italians wasn't a better option.

The Italians have put in a huge defensive shift and it was a free play in open field. What else excuse does he need to run?

[ASMO]

Imagine if France had Marcus Smith playing for them....frightening thought

[Torquemada 1420]

Imagine if France had Marcus Smith playing for them....frightening thought

Smith is too inexperienced. And anyway, Fra don't need a magician at 10. With this side, there is a threat everywhere: it needs a FH who can read and manage a game. What Ntamack successfully does is to break the link between fwds and backs.

[TheFrog]

And another penalty when we are in a dominant position.

Outstanding.

[ASMO]

France dont score many ugly tries, snd that definately is not one of them

[C69]

And another penalty when we are in a dominant position.

Outstanding.

Stop complaining you guys are in 2nd gear dominating Italy.
Have some humility ffs

[TheFrog]

I took Mauvaka to offer a bit of pace on the ball for the team to score.

Torque, you talk about Ntamack. But look at the build up of the try. He has no option. The guys are walking. We are lucky that Mauvaka has that punch and accelerated.

[TheFrog]

And another penalty when we are in a dominant position.

Outstanding.

Stop complaining you guys are in 2nd gear dominating Italy.
Have some humility ffs

It's not about Italy. It is about the games to come.
If you give away a penalty each time you get into Ireland's 22, you are not going to win that game.

We'll look at the penalty count at the end of the game. I bet it is heavily in favor of Italy.

[Torquemada 1420]

I took Mauvaka to offer a bit of pace on the ball for the team to score.

Torque, you talk about Ntamack. But look at the build up of the try. He has no option. The guys are walking. We are lucky that Mauvaka has that punch and accelerated.

Why is Dupont the one covering half the pitch to provide the support for Penaud for that try. Where the f**k is Ntamack? He's actually quite a lazy player, which, whatever other faults he has, Jalibert is not.

[Torquemada 1420]

73 mins gone and game in the bag with a chance to counter from a bad Ita kick and Ntamack kicks it away

[TheFrog]

I took Mauvaka to offer a bit of pace on the ball for the team to score.

Torque, you talk about Ntamack. But look at the build up of the try. He has no option. The guys are walking. We are lucky that Mauvaka has that punch and accelerated.

Why is Dupont the one covering half the pitch to provide the support for Penaud for that try. Where the f**k is Ntamack? He's actually quite a lazy player, which, whatever other faults he has, Jalibert is not.

Because this is how Dupont play and how France are using him.

Ntamack stays back.

Watch Dupont's lines without the ball. Always the same pattern. Why do you think he finishes so many moves for Toulouse and France?

[Torquemada 1420]

Oh god. Ramos. Poitrenaud the 2nd.

[TheFrog]

Oh god. Ramos. Poitrenaud the 2nd.

Not a bad start

[Torquemada 1420]

Oh god. Ramos. Poitrenaud the 2nd.

Not a bad start

And that's just it. He'll mix moments of brilliance with pure brainfart stuff.

[Blackmac]

We are at an odd place in the game where the slightest contact with an arm to the head can be penalised however a player jumping for the high ball can lead with his knee directly into an opponents face and the penalty goes the other way.

[TheFrog]

Our set moves are so freaking slow. Even a blind man would see what's coming.

[Torquemada 1420]

Dupont MOTM

Had to be Woki, Villiere or Penaud,

[TheFrog]

We are at an odd place in the game where the slightest contact with an arm to the head can be penalised however a player jumping for the high ball can lead with his knee directly into an opponents face and the penalty goes the other way.

Two things. First Ramos is not leading with the knee, second the Italian doesn't make an effort to challenge for the ball and his standing below the player who jumps is dangerous for both.