{"id":83104,"date":"2021-06-09T23:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=83104"},"modified":"2021-06-10T06:58:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T06:58:06","slug":"greens-alarming-admission-about-qld-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=83104","title":{"rendered":"Green's alarming admission about QLD training"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Queensland coach Paul Green has revealed a concerning aspect of the Maroons' preparation in the lead-up to their Game One thumping in Townsville.<\/a><\/p>\n

Queensland were humbled in the record-setting 50-6 loss to the Blues<\/a> in front of a sold-out, majority Maroon-clad crowd.<\/p>\n

After the game, in response to a question about their preparation, Green lamented that some of their training before Game One may not have been up to scratch.<\/p>\n

\"State<\/p>\n

The coach suggested his lack of experience with the team could have prevented him in holding players to a higher standard before the series opener.<\/p>\n

"It's a new group in some respects. New coach with me," Green began, in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n

"What I probably might have let go through the week in terms of execution, I may not have if I had a bit more of a bond with the team … bond might not be the right word, but if I had a bit more experience with them.<\/p>\n

"But as I said, it is what it is, it's about learning from it and making sure we don't let it happen again."<\/p>\n

\"Queensland<\/p>\n

Those comments raised alarm bells north of the border, with Sydney Morning Herald journalist Phil Lutton underlining Green's concerns about what he saw in training.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/phillutton78\/status\/1402612302231183361?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

Green described the defeat as "disappointing" but would not be baited into hinting at the changes that would be made to the squad<\/a> before Game Two.<\/p>\n

"That's not for tonight. We'll have a look at the game closely and also have a look at our prep too and see if there's anything glaring that we got wrong," he told reporters post-game.<\/p>\n

"From the kickoff we weren't in the contest."<\/p>\n

There were a handful of fitness concerns that rocked the Maroons team in the opener with Kalyn Ponga the biggest out, and an injury cloud hung over five-eighth Cameron Munster. <\/p>\n

However Green refused to "make any soft excuses" for their Game One capitulation and was eager to get the team back on track in Game Two.<\/p>\n

\"DCE<\/p>\n

"If you look at improving just a couple of key areas, in particular defensively, I'm not talking about tries conceded, I'm just talking about getting some control there because one thing flows into another," he said.<\/p>\n

"Our last play options were pretty poor because we just didn't feel like we had any time to get set and execute properly.<\/p>\n

"You fix a couple of those key things up a lot can flow off the back of that. But we've got to work hard to fix that."<\/p>\n

The Queenslanders will again have home ground advantage when they meet the Blues in Game Two on Sunday June 27 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

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