Eddie O'Sullivan
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I mean, it was chaotic.
I think the thing there with the line speed is the more aggressive your line speed is, the less control you are of yourself.
So when you run at 100 miles an hour, you're kind of committed to that line.
There's no change in direction.
So if you can use plays to pull guys out of the line or drop runners either side of them where they can't adjust.
If you're playing a softer defense, you can adjust left or right a lot easier.
And that was the classic.
I think Leinster's defense is so aggressive.
And the number of times we've seen Leinster, the last player tackling the ball,
the ball carrier, just as the ball carrier receives the ball, receives the pass, Lens of Air shuts him down.
And you go, oh my God, if this gets outside, they're fried.
And we saw La Rochelle fried him a few times.
So, I mean, look, we've talked this up and down.
It's still a very vulnerable defence.
When it works, it's brilliant.
When it doesn't, it's catastrophic.
No, I'm not sure.
You have to reconsider.
After all that, La Rochelle, it gives you pause for thought.
That's for certain.