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We have Do you have a I think we want to see genuine competition for particular way you the team play with places and, due to the would like the Bears confidence and have faith covid restrictions, the to play in 2021 and in their ability. We have lads have had to be more approach the season? some quality players in responsible for their off our squad and they need field work in the gym I want the team to be to believe that. I want to and reviewing training fearless in our approach. see the lads working hard sessions to develop. It goes without saying for each other, especially We have put together that we’ll be classed as when the game gets our dice roll system, the underdogs in most tough, and have a never which the players had games this season so say die attitude. In terms a lot of input into, so we have to believe in of goals, we need our that we can hold each ourselves as well as overall completion rate other accountable to the trusting the systems and to be a lot higher, we standards we expect. structures we have in need a lot more off the That comes down the the place. As a team we want ball work, we need to win lads being professional to complete our sets, more rucks in defence and wanting to achieve play in the right areas and we need to come up something together of the field and enjoy with some better ends this year. It’s the little the defensive challenge. to our sets. If we can things like wearing the It’s all about earning the do these things and get correct gear to training, right to play by ensuring a foot hold in the game turning up early to put in that we achieve our team then we won’t be far off extras or cleaning up the KPIs each week and at all. changing rooms before playing the percentages leaving training.