Toulouse to lose?
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Toulouse to lose?
Ok so I couldn't resist the title...
But seriously. Nine days to go to the big game - what are leinster's chances?
Toulouse are the best team in europe for some time now. They are unbeaten at home in the HEC for some time now. Will we be relying on them to have an off day & us to be on form to win? Can gleeson harass michalak enough to ensure he has a bad day out? Can we live with them up front? Toulouse v Agen Setanta this Friday. Got to be worth a look.
But seriously. Nine days to go to the big game - what are leinster's chances?
Toulouse are the best team in europe for some time now. They are unbeaten at home in the HEC for some time now. Will we be relying on them to have an off day & us to be on form to win? Can gleeson harass michalak enough to ensure he has a bad day out? Can we live with them up front? Toulouse v Agen Setanta this Friday. Got to be worth a look.
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Can't help thinking back to last years QF when our international players came back from a disappointing end to the 6N and took that form into the game against the Exiles (sorry, Leicester). Also DK was slithering back to his Turnipstani roots and Shane Jennings had been poached. We were shite, but with all that in the background was it that surprising.
At the end of this years group stage I thought we had a 30/70 chance of winning in Toulouse. Now I'm thinking no worse than 50/50.
b*%&!cks, I hate it when I start getting confident!
At the end of this years group stage I thought we had a 30/70 chance of winning in Toulouse. Now I'm thinking no worse than 50/50.
b*%&!cks, I hate it when I start getting confident!
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I genuinely believe that we can.
They are probably the best side in the Competition, history wise, but we are arguably as good as them. We just haven't performed at the highest level, YET.
1 to 15, we're as good as them. Any time I've seen Toulouse recently they were far from convincing. And they have a tendency to ship a lot of points.
Cheika & Knoxy get the tactics right, its anybodies game.
They are probably the best side in the Competition, history wise, but we are arguably as good as them. We just haven't performed at the highest level, YET.
1 to 15, we're as good as them. Any time I've seen Toulouse recently they were far from convincing. And they have a tendency to ship a lot of points.
Cheika & Knoxy get the tactics right, its anybodies game.
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I think we can do it too. I just would like to see a bit of extra beef in th pack in the form of Giss.
Cheika says he has been watching toulouse for some time and has developed a strategy for beating them. I'd be inclined to think he's got something pretty concrete to work on. As someone said they do ship a lot of points. it'll be about ruthless execution - something Mr. Cheika is pretty hot on but doesn't always get.
I can see us starting well, and if we can stop them getting back into it, we could hold off a one or 2 score lead.
Cheika says he has been watching toulouse for some time and has developed a strategy for beating them. I'd be inclined to think he's got something pretty concrete to work on. As someone said they do ship a lot of points. it'll be about ruthless execution - something Mr. Cheika is pretty hot on but doesn't always get.
I can see us starting well, and if we can stop them getting back into it, we could hold off a one or 2 score lead.
yeah up front is where it will be won or lost. our backs are pretty well much all on form and will have the match of the toulouse backs (at least). i am slightly worried about our front five. would like to see gissing in there aswell as we need to front up and he will.
interesting to hear cheika saying that. one advantage is he has been studying them for two months now. its unlikely guy noves has spent half as much time. toulouse will eventually lose a QF at home. hopefully its sat week!
interesting to hear cheika saying that. one advantage is he has been studying them for two months now. its unlikely guy noves has spent half as much time. toulouse will eventually lose a QF at home. hopefully its sat week!
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have a look at what their fans are predicting
http://www.forumst.net//index.php?s=79d ... 5718&st=45
http://www.forumst.net//index.php?s=79d ... 5718&st=45
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Well that destroyed the feel good factor to this thread!ad nauseam wrote:Nope, not a hope. The most we can expect is for them to have an off day and for us to be on song, in which case we will lose by no more than 5 points! Positive or wha'? That said, I'll be there just in case the pig flies again, like it did in Bath...
Tell me, would you be laying odds on that? Have to disagree with you there, and we need positive attitudes to make our support count.
Welcome to the site ad naus! You looking forward to Toulouse?
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Hello PESSIMISM!!!harryp wrote:Well that destroyed the feel good factor to this thread!ad nauseam wrote:Nope, not a hope. The most we can expect is for them to have an off day and for us to be on song, in which case we will lose by no more than 5 points! Positive or wha'? That said, I'll be there just in case the pig flies again, like it did in Bath...
Tell me, would you be laying odds on that? Have to disagree with you there, and we need positive attitudes to make our support count.
Welcome to the site ad naus! You looking forward to Toulouse?
pigs didnt fly in Bath-we were/are a better team than Bath, home and away....no surprises that we won-we just did it in style.
If we play well-we will win...
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