Wales has made many mistakes before the unhappy return of Warren Gatland, says Lawrence Dallagio | News of rugby
Lawrence Dallaglio believes that the key decisions before Warren Gatland laid the other apartment with Wales the foundation for the death that followed.
Gatland left the role of Chief Coach Wales on Tuesday, 72 hours after breaking a loss of 22-15 against Italy in Rome.
The defeat extended the Wales record by losing running under Gatland at 14 matches, leaving them without a win since they beat Georgia during the 2023 World Cup and on the way to the successive wood spoon Six Nations.
In his first magic as the main coach of Wales between 2008 and 2019, Gatland presided over the generation of Velski talent and masterful titles of four six nations, three Grand Slams, two semi -final appearances in the World Cup and a short time such as the number one rugby number of rugby number one rugby people.
However, after returning in December 2022, Gatland’s second coach, because the main coach brought only six wins with 26 tests, and Dallaglio pointed out the flaws in planning in unforeseen situations for the future.
“There are many more reasons that Warren Gatland was not successful in his second stay,” said former England International Sky Sports.
“The mistakes were made in Wales long before Warren returned. Not giving [defence coach] Shaun Edwards a four -year contract and offers only a two -year contract, letting him cross the canal to France, was a big mistake.
“There were generations of players who were so talented, who played until the last breath of their physical rugby body.
“Whether this means that you are not able to spend a group of players, suddenly lose 700 caps through the door and you have to start over again at a time when there is a great goal to improve.
“I don’t know much about what is happening internally, but when you are successful, it rarely comes down to one person. And when you lose and fail, it should not be attributed to one person.”
With the alarming fall of Wales under Gatland, who saw them descending to the new world rank low 12. Under Georgia, Dallaglio believed that the time had come for change.
“It’s probably time to change,” he added. “Is it right to do medium champagne, it remains to be seen. It is ticklish for me.
“I think Warren always asked for two or three appearances so he could prove that there was a potential there.
“When you lose so often, it makes consistency of choosing a problem. Through injuries and trying to find different solutions, you eventually chop and change your team. You get nothing in international rugby without trust and consistency.
“There will be a challenge for the next coach, and I don’t think it’s great to play when there are gaps between big nations like Wales and nations like South Africa, France and Ireland so big. This is not good at all.
“We want to see competitive matches. But who knows, in the next few weeks he might be asking for the effect, and England could find out.”
Dallaglio, who won three premiership titles and the European Champion Cup under Gatland during his term of office in London’s Wasps, believes that the time to change has arrived and emphasized that the legacy of his former coach will withstand.
“It’s very disappointing,” Dallaglio added. “Warren Gatland is a friend, like a coach, and had a long incomparable and unprecedented success.
“His time in Wales at the moment is remembered for what happened in the last two years and 14 defeats backwards, but in fact his legacy should be three Grand Slate, two World Cup semi -finals and what he did with The Lavovi.”
