England made a sobering start to their autumn campaign as Argentina shocked an 80,000-strong Twickenham crowd with an audacious and deserved victory.
It was only the Pumas second away victory over England following on from a success in 2006.
One awkward moment was Owen Farrell’s post-match interview when he blamed England’s lack of attacking intent on the weather.
However a clip that has been posted on Twitter shows the extent of Eddie Jones’ mens struggle in attack.
Sports analyst Brett Igoe wrote: “Really strange moment before England’s first try – Smith spots the space behind Argentina defence. No idea what the other Attackers are doing,”
The video:
Reacting to the clip, one fan wrote: “Because they’re programmed to not think for themselves. The kick into space clearly wasn’t on Eddie’s list of attacking options,”
“Eddie hasn’t entirely ground Attack out of him (Marcus Smith) yet. Give it time, he’ll be a lumbering dinosaur like the others.”
Six players who were tipped to start World Cup 2023 and what went wrong
Most of the picks, in fairness, are pretty bang on. However, some players chances of being involved are looking slim to nothing.
#1. Joel Kpoku
- Age: 23
- Club: Lyon
- Position: Lock
- Current caps: 0
Rugby World: “The next star off the Saracens production line may be Kpoku, although the lock has been linked with a move to Northampton Saints due to the presence of Itoje, George Kruis and Nick Isiekwe at his current club. An incredibly hard-hitting carrier in the mould of Eben Etzebeth, a selection in the coming months would not be surprising.”
Where is he now? The a one-time Eddie Jones call-up and an age-group team-mate of Marcus Smith is enjoying new lease of life in east France with Lyon.
#2. Stuart Townsend
- Age: 27
- Club: Exeter Chiefs
- Position: Scrum-half
- Current caps: 0
RUCK: “A lot of the English scrum-halves are ageing, meaning this is a direct choice between the Exeter Chiefs man and Ben Vellacott. However, his emergence as a premier playmaker in such a short space of time makes us think he will continue to get better, which will lead to him establishing himself in the England set-up.”
Where is he now? Has been in and out of the Exeter side due to injury and will be ruled out until 2023 following his latest knock
