John O'Sullivan

Look at the season they're having, the injury problems.

I think Leinster of a few years ago would have buried Sale from the get-go.

I don't think they would have given them the luxury of only being 7-3 down at halftime.

And I think maybe that's the standard that you're judging Leinster by, is that they're not as effective.

in that respect and there's still there's still some i don't know whether you describe it as oil in the engine but they're still stuttering and spluttering a little bit and maybe they'll get a little bit better there's also injury issues as well you lose your loose head joe mccarthy picked up a bang obviously james ryan also picked up a bang uh when he was when they had a head-on head contact

You had a couple of yellow cards for sale as well.

So throw all that into the mix and I'd be happy to be in the semi-final.

Though I think it is that they're playing extremely good rugby.

They are in fits and starts, but fits and starts won't win you a Champions Cup.

Correct.

No, I just think that it's like, it's about Leinster finding their mojo, rhythm, playing rhythm.

That's the key for them.

If they want to win the Champions Cup, if they want to reach a final, they've got to discover that.

They've got to clean out the filter.

to use the engine analogy and make sure they're running smoothly because they still look like they're thinking their way through the game rather than playing.

Yeah.

Speed kills.

Foot speed is one thing.

Speed of thought is the other thing.

Speed of thought relies on instincts as well and good technique and good habits, but instinct.