Menjelang pertandingan pembuka Enam Negara Inggris melawan Skotlandia di Twickenham, Owen Farrell mengatakan kepada Sky Sports bahwa dia “bersemangat untuk kembali ke sana” setelah tahun 2022 yang mengecewakan yang membuat Eddie Jones dipecat.
Oleh Amar Mehta
Terakhir Diperbarui: 01/02/23 11:23
Kapten Inggris Owen Farrell mengatakan posisi bermainnya akan tergantung pada ‘keseimbangan tim’ saat mereka bersiap untuk menghadapi Skotlandia di Six Nations pada hari Sabtu.
Owen Farrell mengatakan kepada Sky Sports bahwa dia senang bermain di posisi 10 atau 12 untuk Inggris di Enam Negara, selama keseimbangan tim benar.
Inggris menghadapi Skotlandia pada hari Sabtu di Twickenham dalam pertandingan pembuka turnamen mereka, dengan Steve Borthwick mengambil alih untuk pertama kalinya sejak ditunjuk sebagai pelatih kepala.
Menjelang pertandingan Piala Calcutta, kapten Farrell berbicara tentang posisinya di tim Inggris setelah berpindah antara fly-half dan luar tengah belakangan ini.
“Satu-satunya hal yang penting adalah keseimbangan tim,” katanya. “Saya senang bisa keluar sana kembali ke rumah.”
Inggris hanya memenangkan satu dari lima pertandingan Enam Negara terakhir mereka melawan Skotlandia, dan Farrell mengakui: “Kami memainkan tim yang tangguh dan tangguh, yang telah berada di sisi kanan hasil selama lima tahun.
“Kami menantikan untuk menantang diri kami sendiri melawan tim yang bagus.
Pelatih pertahanan baru Inggris Kevin Sinfield telah mendukung pelatih kepala baru, Steve Borthwick untuk berhasil dalam peran barunya dan mengatakan timnya hanya akan melihat ke depan dan bukan ke belakang.
“Saya telah menjadi setengah terbang untuk sebagian besar karir saya, tetapi apa pun yang cocok dengan tim. Ada banyak hal yang dibuat dari ini di musim gugur, tetapi hal utama bagi saya adalah bagaimana tim berjalan. Orang suka fokus tentang kemitraan dan siapa yang dimainkan di mana, tetapi bagi kami itu adalah bagaimana kami mempersiapkan dan memastikan kami mendapatkan yang terbaik dari diri kami sebagai sebuah tim.”
Inggris menderita cedera menjelang turnamen tahun ini, dengan Dan Kelly dari Leicester Tigers bergabung dengan Henry Slade dan wakil kapten Courtney Lawes di sela-sela, meskipun Jamie George akan fit setelah awalnya mundur dari samping.
Tetapi Farrell mendukung kelompok pemain Inggris yang lebih luas dan berkata: “Kami ingin menunjukkan kepada penonton kami di Twickenham seberapa keras kami bersedia bekerja dan seberapa besar kami bersedia berjuang bermain dengan seragam Inggris. Para pemain telah melakukannya dengan cemerlang.
James Cole dari Sky Sports News menganalisis keputusan pemilihan Steve Borthwick untuk skuad Enam Negara pertamanya sebagai pelatih kepala Inggris, dan langkah mengejutkan untuk pendahulunya Eddie Jones.
“Kami melakukan beberapa pekerjaan bagus minggu lalu. Kami menyadari betapa banyak pekerjaan yang harus kami lakukan. Kami beruntung memiliki beberapa pemain yang sangat berbakat di Inggris.
“Ada banyak orang yang hanya berjarak satu panggilan telepon yang datang dan langsung bekerja. Itulah yang kami miliki sejauh ini. Kami telah membangun persaingan.”
Kapten Inggris Owen Farrell mengatakan skuad terluka setelah kalah dari Afrika Selatan di Twickenham tetapi mengatakan para pemain akan menggunakan pekerjaan baik yang telah mereka lakukan saat mereka mempersiapkan diri untuk Enam Negara pada bulan Februari.
‘Kita harus memberikan penonton sesuatu untuk dihibur’
Inggris kembali ke Twickenham setelah tahun 2022 yang mengecewakan, yang membuat penonton tuan rumah mencemooh tim setelah kekalahan November dari Afrika Selatan.
Kekalahan melawan Springboks mengakhiri tahun yang buruk bagi Inggris dan mengakibatkan pemecatan Eddie Jones, dengan Borthwick menggantikannya pada bulan Desember, dan Farrell siap untuk merangkul era baru.
Dia berkata: “Saya melakukan debut saya melawan Skotlandia pada tahun 2012 di Murrayfield dan Anda pikir Anda menyadari betapa besar permainan itu dan kemudian Anda bisa bermain di dalamnya. Ketika saya bermain di pertandingan pertama dan semua membangun untuk itu luar biasa . Kami sangat senang,” ujarnya.
Mantan kapten Inggris Chris Robshaw telah mendukung penunjukan Steve Borthwick sebagai pelatih kepala dan mengatakan Owen Farrell adalah pilihan yang tepat untuk kapten.
“Saya pikir kami telah memenangkan satu dalam lima tahun terakhir. Di situlah kami berada dan itulah mengapa kami memahami bahwa kami memiliki lebih banyak pekerjaan hari ini.
Skotlandia telah memainkan rugby yang fantastis untuk waktu yang lama. Mereka adalah kelompok pemain yang cukup mapan dan itu terlihat dari cara mereka bermain.
“Kami ingin memberi penonton ini sesuatu untuk dihibur dan menunjukkan kepada mereka betapa kami ingin berjuang untuk satu sama lain. Saya cukup beruntung untuk bermain di Twickenham beberapa kali, dan itu adalah saat-saat ketika bertahan. Itu perasaan dan momentum yang Anda dapatkan dari itu adalah level yang berbeda.”
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