Head coach unveils his side against Argentina on Friday as Ireland look to bounce back following defeat to All Blacks
. The one and only time was back in the dark old days of the pandemic and empty echo chambers, when Ireland followed up an opening 21-16 loss away to Wales in the 2021 Six Nations with a 15-13 defeat at home to France a week later. That even had some pundits calling for Farrell’s head.
“Yeah, and that’s certainly been addressed,” said Farrell after unveiling his side to face Argentina next Friday at the Aviva Stadium a week after losing 23-13 to New Zealand.Ireland v Argentina: Robbie Henshaw takes over from Bundee Aki in only change to starting XV“We’ve talked about that, our story, this week quite a bit. Lessons learned from those defeats have been really good for us, actually, in our development.
“Honestly, it wasn’t the bench’s fault last week,” stressed Farrell to the media in the Bective Rangers clubhouse after the kickers had practised in Energia Park. “When the bench came on it was a bit flat. That’s not their fault. So, I’m hoping for more from the starting XV and the guys that come on as well.”
“Obviously, the control of the game is something that Jack would be open and honest about of wanting to step up a little bit this weekend, but we’ve certainly seen that in training this week.” For all the desired tactical and technical improvements Farrell also wants to see “more intent”, adding: “That sounds very generic but to win a top-level game, to be half a second off on most things – I’m talking kick-chases, speed off the floor, reaction to something that’s not going your way – that spills over into ill-discipline. The sport is a continuity sport and a lot of things have to come together.
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