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Young people today – they have a little to answer, n '# 39; is this not.
Just ask Chiefs Coach Colin Cooper, while he's preparing to lead his side, in a Super Rugby quarter-final against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday night.
Describing himself as "old-school" in his approach, the 59-year-old is struggling with modern players. He says that getting bored to take simple options is one of the main reasons why his team is sometimes disconcerted.
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The 28-26 win of the final round of Friday night against the Hurricanes at Hamilton has been a boost of confidence for an understaffing lineup. in the rematch fight of the highest stakes in the capital, but was also the continuation of a "first half fire, second half sagging," that leaders need to try and s & # 39; to balance. [19659089]
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* Dagg to live in Tokyo [19659007] Their 21-0 half-time lead At the FMG Waikato stadium now makes an impressive 80-0 in the first half of its three games since the break in June, while in the second stanzas the score is between 17 and 65.
Overall this season, the Chiefs have won nine first-half, shot one and lost six, while their second-half statistics are the same numbers in the first half. ;towards.
Now with the C's is why Cooper wants to take the reins in no time, and show some play.
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"Sometimes playing big exit games These guys are a bit bored playing like that, and [feel] they have to start managing things," he said
. cut their wings, but stick to our structure a little better than we have been.
"We have a real x factor in the group, as long as we stay disciplined and we stay true to our game, we can create. "
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Cooper did not continue to win any competition titles outside the NPC with Taranaki in 2014, but he was around the playoffs at once and Super Rugby on "
" It's important that we have the right week, so it's not too heavy, it's not too full of content, and just have fun a little and refresh everyone 's game, rather than throw a lot on them and make it a week heavy as we have not' Cooper also took the habit of using a lot of the leaders of the team, noting that many of them had been at the front or at the & # 39; back of the season with the Chiefs, the club now being in the playoffs for a seventh consecutive game. This year, Dave Rennie took up his coaching duties in 2012.
BRUCE LIM / PHOTOSPORT [19659005] Brodie Retallick says his team will have to try to contain the levels of excitement before embarking on business in Wellington
Brodie Retallick is one of those people who has not only returned six weeks later with a pectoral wound. Friday, but also as a skipper
The world-class 68-test All Blacks lock played in the odd match that means a little, and said that enthusiasm in the period leading up to the big confrontation would be something to pay attention to
"It's definitely something we need to consider – do not get too upset soon.Of course, it's to be done or to die, there is this extra additional pressure, as long as we are in the head and we do not think too much that we should go well there. comes in the playoffs – it's a big buzz, it changes, so it's a good thing. is something that we will manage throughout the week. "
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