Mike Catt insists England will ‘pick people who can play both ways’ as coaching staff dismiss attack v defence dillemmaEngland execute not need telling they badly need a win this weekend but precisely how they go about it is dividing opinion. On one side are those who reckon they should revert to the attack-minded individuals – or at least the fit ones – who caught the imagination in final season’s Six Nations. On the other are those who insist route one is the way to go against Australia,allied to the tightest defensive unit they can muster.
The fluctuating debate is hastily shaping up as the defining narrative of England’s whole World Cup campaign – except that the management flatly reject the existence of any such dilemma. According to Mike Catt, England’s attacking skills coach, or it does not necessarily matter who England pick at,say, No10, and because their approach will be similar regardless.
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Source: theguardian.com