Six Nations 2025: Maro Itoje hits back at England attack critics and expects ‘step forward’ against Italy | Rugby Union News

Maru Etoji has returned to the critics of the England attack as they are looking for a strong end of the state of Guinness, six countries.

The Steve Portoic team remains in the competition for the title, but they are sitting in fourth place in the table of scoring the attempt behind France, Ireland and Scotland, after they crossed only eight times in three games.

To revitalize his back line, Burtwick dismantled Marcus Smith and Henry Selid and gave them Elliot Dali and Fraser Denghawal, one of five players in Northhampton behind The Scrum.

England was exposed early in the second half against Scotland two weeks ago due to the amount of kicking the box, with Will Greenwood, the 2003 World Cup winner among those who criticized the lack of an effect on the ball on hand.

“I don’t think our attack is bad as everyone says,” Itoji told reporters before Saddam on Sunday against Italy at Allianz Stadium.

“The first match against Ireland, we scored three attempts. The second match against France scored four.

“Don’t make me mistake, we want to improve it. We want to improve in it. But I don’t think we started from a bad place.

“We want options on the line. We want to go to the space of the space. We want to share 15 players completely in it. We want to be brave and brave though.”

Italy is visiting England on Sunday in search of a first victory in the match, after it lost all the 31 previous confrontations, with azzurri entered the match on its back from 73-24 by France.

“This week is about taking a step forward,” Etoji added. “In this competition, everyone is dangerous, everyone can cause problems in the difference.

“Italy was a little up and down, but they showed both sides. They have shown that they could cause a big difference of problems and will not be very happy with their results against France.

“We want to win. We want to win well. But we have to do this, we have to do all the difficult things that the rugby game requires. It will not be an easy game.”

Carrie refuses to criticize England style

They triumphed in England, they came with a common margin of two points, and the Rakbi game was often far from the free flow, but Tom Carey insists that it is not fair to criticize the side because of the lack of taste.

“Just or not, it is a great way to put it,” Carrie said Sky Sports News. “You have to look at it objectively in that it is two different games. That is why there can be no comparison – it is like comparing chalk and cheese. It is nearly two different sports.

“Do we want to play better? Do we want to attack better? Certainly. But do we want to say,” Let’s assume like the Premier League? “No, this does not work.

“This is one of the mobility stones. We have moved from the fall – where we were losing these games – to where we are winning now. We know that the next step is to win it well but it is easier to say it.”

“I think the way I played the games means that we were not necessarily able to put the game plan in this field we want,” added Jimmy George, who was appointed to a hundred England this week.

“I think this week was more than us, as it focuses on us and how we can develop our game plan in this field, regardless of what the opposition does. This requires us to be brave and require us to work hard to return behind the ball.

“We really want to play a good, expanded and attacking game, and I hope this is what you see in Allianz this week.”

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