Dave Addleton blames complacency for Coventry's defeat...


By John Wilkinson, Coventry Telegraph.
January 10 2012

FORWARDS coach Dave Addleton attributed Coventry’s disappointing 24-14 home defeat by Sedgley Park – their fourth successive loss in National League One – to complacency.

Cov took a 14-0 lead into the second half but failed to score again as Park, who went down to 14 men early in the third quarter through a yellow card, raised their game and scored four tries to leave their hosts with nothing to show from the match.

“We just went to sleep,” said a disappointed Addleton. “We had played the right game in the first half with the wind slightly against us and had an edge in the forwards.

“All we needed to do was keep putting the ball behind them but instead we eased off, made mistakes and gave the ball away.

“We know that if you drop off your game in this league it will come back to bite you and you can never think a game is won until the final whistle.

“That’s what we stressed over half-time but we just didn’t apply ourselves in the second half.

“We knew what we had to do but it didn’t happen.

“Again we didn’t execute well when we were in the opposition 22 and we lost three line-outs in positions where we could have scored – you can’t do that. Now we have to pick ourselves up and put some hard work in through the week to get things back on course at Blaydon next Saturday.”

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Discussion started by Unofficial Coventry Rugby (IP Logged), 10/01/2012 07:33
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hipflask
10/01/2012 10:51
complacency !!,it looked more like Christmas pudding

woods, it's in the hipflask! (Steve Emms)
' COME ON COV '
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CharlieBravo
Cliff Bennett
10/01/2012 11:24
I'm afraid that, if this is the best analysis Aggie can come up with, he's well wide of the mark. Despite my (and surely our) respect for him, he's being patronising, to say the least.
"Complacency" fails to address the issues which are now, after four successive defeats, pretty deep rooted.
Cov never looked like scoring again in the second half, and had no ability to unlock the stubborn Sedge defence. If Aggie would allow me to suggest, he needs to address the current issues with a more root-and-branch attitude.

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covmick
covmick/Michael Carter
10/01/2012 15:40
Well all the noises that wher coming through the loud speakers on Saturday ! They where to hide the comments being made by the coaching team. It is very hard to come up with something to say when a microphone is placed in front of you straight after another display like last weekend. I would like say that Dave Addleton never says no (Unless otherwise told to) stepping forward to speak. Fair play to him for that. I imagine that many managers,coaches will say things to back up their team. But it is a different tale in the dressing room or training evenings, this of course is how it should be. keep battling on to all our coaching squad. Plus keep the faith you true blue and white fans.

covmick/Michael Carter

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CharlieBravo
Cliff Bennett
10/01/2012 17:23
Absolutely right, Mick, and you must have had the pleasure(sic) of seeing Aggie make his comments with his tongue inserted very firmly in the corner of his mouth!
Rest assured, we do still keep the faith.

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captainscarlet
bigm/ mark harrison.
10/01/2012 21:35
sorry aggie ,there was far more to the defeat than complacency...this followed a very simliar pattern to the previous home display...which many supporters have mentioned as the two worst games watched at the butts arena...far far more involved than complacency

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Nige H
Nige H
11/01/2012 09:38
Our biggest problem is the inability to score tries...

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Roger Fox
11/01/2012 16:31
It's difficult to understand Aggie attributing the defeat to complacency, when Cov had had three consecutive losses and Sedgley had been improving. If there was an air of complacency amongst the players, then the coaching team should have disabused them of those thoughts.

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covkid53
covkid53
11/01/2012 20:49
From what I saw, there were two poor teams out there. Sedge wanted it more in the end and took an easy win.

Funny how the coaches seem to blame everyone but themselves.

They bring in the personnel and they train them and develop the game plan.

Not good enough from everyone at the club just now and as for PR, a stoney silence.

(Sm135)

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zinzanh
zinzanh
11/01/2012 21:13
Work in progress. Well done to all the coaching staff for getting this young side to where we are 18 months into a FOUR year plan. These lads have been punching above their weight so far and if they are good enough to beat Ealing they are good enough to win a lot more games this season, which they will.

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steam train
steam train
20/01/2012 15:52
Go back to bed

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