Trent Robinson has been urged to “coach the hell out of” his Roosters crew after the Tricolours’ Magic Round loss, with their assault labelled “all over the shop”.
The Roosters 20-6 defeat by the hands of the struggling Cowboys was one of many extra stunning outcomes of the weekend.
After retaining the Warriors scoreless in New Zealand in Round 9, the Roosters had been virtually saved to zero factors themselves by North Queensland, till a 79th minute strive by Angus Crichton.
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NRL360’s Paul Kent described the Roosters as “out of sync” and thought they clearly lacked “energy in their attack”.
“They looked very dour. In attack they were very dour and it didn’t look like there was a lot of energy in their attack,” Kent stated on Monday evening.
“Trent Robinson spoke after the game about their energy being all over the shop and not quite where it needs to be.”
Kent continued to say the Roosters want some “really heavy coaching” to show their assault round but in addition believes the taking part in group are simply as a lot guilty.
“The players aren’t pulling in the same direction at the same time,” Kent stated.
“Somewhere along the line they are going to have to sit down and figure it out.
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“The spine is all over the shop. They’ve spoken about that they aren’t quite in sync with each other, that they aren’t working together so that needs some really heavy coaching.
“This is a period for Trent Robinson to coach the hell out of his team. They need full on coaching right now.”
Roosters captain James Tedesco says whereas it’s been “disappointing”, he believes the issues in assault is a straightforward repair.
“Our attack isn’t where it needs to be. There isn’t much of a connection. We are relying on individuals to come up with something and that isn’t how you score tries,” Tedesco stated in a Monday press convention.
“Our effort areas around the ball is as low as I’ve seen. Our push around the ball is not there.
“We are working on it but effort areas are in us, we just haven’t been doing it.”
James Hooper requested if the issue was due to the brand new mixture within the halves of Joey Manu and Luke Keary.
“What is the problem in attack? Three tries in 160 minutes of footy. They have one of the most star-studded rosters in the competition. Is it still in those key positions that they are struggling for continuity?” Hooper stated.
“They did have new combinations there but those combinations had been OK the two weeks beforehand. I just don’t know,” Braith Anasta replied.
“They just haven’t been at their best this year.”
While they’ve managed to win two of their previous three and sit eighth on the ladder, the Roosters assault is down on final 12 months.
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They’ve recorded 37 factors much less this season than that they had on the identical stage final season.
Trent Robinson isn’t anticipated to show again to out-of-favour halfback Sam Walker for this week’s conflict in opposition to the Panthers, however one other poor output on assault from the Roosters, might go away Robinson with no selection.
Kent says the very fact the Roosters have but to search out their groove this season is a “concern” and in contrast to seasons previous.
“It is a bit of a concern. James Tedesco eluded to it in a press conference, generally by now they are beginning to find their feet. They start slow and pick up speed during the season” Kent stated.
“They aren’t this year and that is something that hasn’t happened for that club in a long time.”
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