"You've got two options: you either beat around the bush a little bit and avoid things or you get to be properly honest and pick it to pieces. We're going to be part of some uncomfortable meetings and reviews, which will be a positive in the end, because we want to address things and get to the root of the problems and come up with solutions. When you have a couple of results like this, it's to front it up, take it head-on and make sure we actually get to some proper solutions where we can grow from it."
"Honestly we're not constricted, he said. The messaging in the week is to play big, to attack, to go at the opposition. It's to be smart as well I think the big t"
England collapsed spectacularly against Ireland at Twickenham, falling 22-0 behind after half an hour. Sale fly-half George Ford's unexpected inaccuracy exemplified an error-strewn team display, with two missed kicks for touch proving terminal. England had beaten Wales in their opener but then capitulated at Murrayfield and were comprehensively beaten by Ireland, derailing Six Nations momentum and raising urgent questions over mentality, tactics and selection under head coach Steve Borthwick. Ford vowed a properly honest and uncomfortable internal review with meetings to address root problems and find solutions. England now face intense pressure before their trip to Rome after a two-week break.
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