After impressing in their opening victory over Argentina, Steve Borthwick’s men should now look to add silk to their steel
t is typical of England as a sporting nation that we can write off a team for a couple of months, they then dig out a defiant victory against Argentina and suddenly we expect them to stick 40 points on Japan. That is the nature of the expectation that comes with representing England, however, and it is something Steve Borthwick’s side must confront this weekend..
We need to temper the expectation in the sense that it doesn’t need to be perfect, but when there are opportunities to find space, soft edges, whether in England’s half or Japan’s, I want the message to be: let’s go. Japan are very aggressive defensively and play with a high line so kicking is again going to be a key part of what England do, but I’d love to see variation.
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