The Lions find themselves in a hole, digging ever deeper, the hope of turning their season around growing ever dimmer. By FreemanZAR IOLSport CurieCup
Said Van Rooyen:"It is extremely frustrating."It feels," he continued,"at the moment that when we lose control, it takes us far too long to bounce back mentally and physically. It was a match of two halves. We had more than enough opportunities."
"I don't think it is a situation of players trying to be too individual,"said Van Rooyen,"but rather that the individual mistakes the players are making are so costly that it is creating that sense. You can see how desperate the guys are to win but I don't think it is 15 individual players who are trying to play on their own. Maybe, because they are trying so hard, it is coming off like that. I think it's all to do with their decision-making and errors.
"Let's start with the positives - our scrum and maul was good, and it is a platform that we can work off of," Van Rooyen pointed out. "We can see the confidence of the guys is bruised, and unfortunately there are players who are learning some tough lessons. At this level,if you make too many mistakes, then it simply isn't good enough."
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