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I didn't get that from what they said. I thought it was a well considered argument that resisted the knee jerk reaction that most NZ fans seem to be having right now. 

 

I think they were pretty clear that if Foster looks in the mirror and is honest and believes he can't do the job, he should step aside, otherwise, he needs to honestly assess his team and assistants and perhaps make changes there. Does that not seem a reasonable approach?

 

I think some of the skills execution issues should pretty much resolve themselves and if we cut down our errors by 50% at least and improved our kicking, we would have been more competitive. 

 

Whether or not that is enough, is probably fairly debatable, but it hardly seems worth implementing a game plan when you can't get the basics like breakdown accuracy, set piece and basic skills execution right. 

 

Totally disagree it's a knee jerk reaction.

It's not like it's his first rodeo. I thought he'd been given a lot of slack based on his performances against tier 1 nations prior to the Ireland series.

He's been part of the All Blacks inner circle for 10 years. 10 years. 3-4 of those as the current AB coach.

How someone can take a team of world class players and turn them into the rabble that made up the numbers in the first half of the 3rd test boggles the mind. It's got to be one of the worst first half AB performances in history. In the 2nd half, thankfully, a few players decided on taking matters into their own hands - but the damage had already been done.

I think we actually deteriorated as the series progressed.

If McOnie's recent comments hold any truth, then that goes someway to explaining why we're playing like headless chickens.