Alan Jones has dealt another blow to coach Eddie Jones after Australia’s shock defeat to Fiji left their World Cup campaign on life support – with the former Wallabies boss insisting a big name needs to be brought back into the team.
The former radio star – who won a Grand Slam with the national team in 1984 beating England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – also blasted the current team for using NRL coaches and accused the current coach of using “spin” to cover up the team. deep-rooted problems.
Australia’s loss to Fiji means they must beat Wales and Portugal to avoid being knocked out of the World Cup in the group stages for the first time in their history – and Jones is adamant: bringing Quade Cooper into the team is key to their survival in France.
Former Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper (pictured with Eddie Jones) was snubbed when Australia’s World Cup squad was chosen – and Alan Jones says that mistake needs to be corrected as soon as possible.
Alan Jones has accused his namesake (pictured before the World Cup defeat to Fiji) of using spin to distract fans from the team’s real problems.
The omission of the opener was a controversial omission from the coach for the tournament and Jones said it needed to be rectified immediately after Carter Gordon’s clash against the Fijians.
“If Eddie Jones ignores the opportunity to sign an experienced number 10, the Wallabies could soon be named ‘Les Misérables,’ he writes for News Corp.explaining that injuries in the team gave the coach the opportunity to change his lineup.
“I would pick Quade Cooper, a big game player and a winner.
“If Quade doesn’t answer the phone call, you can also turn to James O’Connor or Bernard Foley, experienced ball players who can handle the World Cup test match in the paddock.”
All of these names are at least 33 years old, which flies in the face of Eddie Jones’ commitment to youth at the World Cup – which opened up another avenue of attack for the former star 2GB radio.
Alan Jones’ latest attack follows him criticizing the current Wallabies boss for setting the team back and creating toxic environments in the teams he is responsible for.
Alan Jones has hit out at the national coach for promising his team would crush South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina ahead of the tournament in France, only to fall to all three opponents in shocking fashion.
“Interestingly, during the build-up to the World Cup, the ‘crush and catch’ theme evolved into an ‘I support the kids’ theme.
“It looks like spin and I don’t believe it.
“I’ve said it before, this is not the youngest team to represent Australia in a major competition. Where the ability is there, age doesn’t matter.
Jones said the Wallabies fell to Fiji because they were outplayed in the scrum and maul, with the Australian forwards no match for their more committed opponents.
“I don’t know if all the rugby league coaches in the Wallabies camp understand the situation, but someone has to fix this,” he wrote.
Eddie Jones – a noted fan of Australia’s top-tier league, the NRL – brought in former league stars Jason Ryles and Brad Davis, and also tapped legendary football star Andrew Johns to guide the team to through the sessions preceding the Cup. .
This is far from the first time Alan Jones has criticized his namesake.
Alan Jones also criticized the Wallabies for using rugby league stars like Jason Ryles (pictured with Eddie Jones in France) in their coaching staff.
Earlier this month he accused the Wallabies boss of setting the team back and repeatedly creating toxic environments in the teams he manages.
He used Jones’ time with the Queensland Reds as an example.
“Things became so toxic in the locker room that players rebelled; and in the final game of the season, in 2007, Eddie Jones’ Queensland team were annihilated 92-3 by the Bulls in South Africa,” he wrote.
Alan Jones also blasted Eddie after “training 18 coaches and 112 players” while in charge of England, and accused him of hiring too many assistants during his current stint with the Wallabies , including a “learning coach”.
Earlier this year, Alan Jones said that Eddie “clearly displays character traits that psychologists would align with someone living with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).”
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