{"id":8855,"date":"2016-02-12T17:06:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8855"},"modified":"2016-02-12T17:06:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:06:16","slug":"gatland-looks-for-welsh-improvement-in-attack-for-six-nations-scotland-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/12\/gatland-looks-for-welsh-improvement-in-attack-for-six-nations-scotland-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatland looks for Welsh improvement in attack for Six Nations Scotland game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WARREN Gatland\u2019s Wales look set to revert to type this weekend, with the New Zealander hinting at a return to their direct approach.<br \/>\nPrior to the Six Nations, there had been suggestions from the Welsh management that they may look to develop further layers to their game, by adopting a wider game.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve gone out last week to play a little bit in the wider channels, and try and develop our game a little bit,\u201d said Gatland.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8861\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gatland-and-captain-central.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8861\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8861\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gatland-and-captain-central-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gatland looking for Welsh reply\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8861\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gatland-and-captain-central-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gatland looking for Welsh reply\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Gatland is looking for a Welsh reply<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cI said we didn\u2019t execute that well enough, if you look at the stats we would have been a little bit more direct.\u201d<br \/>\nWales have often been criticised during Gatland\u2019s era for adopting a one-dimensional style of rugby based on winning the collisions and dominating the contact area.<br \/>\nThis style of rugby, dubbed by critics as \u2018Warrenball\u2019, has seen Wales win 75% of Six Nations encounters since Warren Gatland took the helm in 2008.<br \/>\nHowever, there is a school of thought that this direct approach has stifled Wales\u2019 development, with the Welsh only triumphant twice against Southern Hemisphere opposition during the Kiwi\u2019s reign.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve looked at the game closely.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve identified that by doing what we were trying to do, trying to be a bit more expansive, we\u2019ve still got to be a bit more accurate and be a little bit square.<br \/>\n\u201cWe were probably a little bit lateral in some of our running across the field and didn\u2019t pick off and execute some three on two\u2019s as well.<br \/>\n\u201cSo it\u2019s just making sure we get that balance right, and the mix and balance between what our ten does with his kicking, running, and passing game that wasn\u2019t quite so good in terms of the balance that we\u2019re looking for.\u201d<br \/>\nArguably the most impressive aspect of the Welsh performance last Sunday against Ireland was their scrum dominance.<br \/>\nThe former Ireland coach has warned emerging Scarlets props Rob Evans, and Samson Lee to expect a sterner scrummaging examination against a strong Scottish scrum on Saturday.<br \/>\n\u201cI think it will be tough, yeah, but I think we scrummaged really well last week. That was one of the most pleasing aspects of our performance\u00a0and the way that the front-row scrummed, and the pressure we put under Ireland.\u201d<br \/>\nGatland was also quick to praise Dan Biggar for his miraculous recovery from an ankle injury that forced him off in the early exchanges against Ireland.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s good that he has recovered. He really struggled in that first 20 minutes against Ireland but it\u2019s great to be able to name an unchanged side, with Dan coming through, fit and ready to play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARREN Gatland\u2019s Wales look set to revert to type this weekend, with the New Zealander hinting at a return to their direct approach. 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