Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Stop letting the Springboks get into your head

Can you please stop letting the Springboks get into your head? Cause that is clearly what they're up to. That's why Rassie Erasmus has expressed all surprise at Razor's selections.

He wants the team to second guess themselves.

Who cares what he thinks?

Now, he said, Oh, I'm surprised Fabian Holland's on the bench. It's designed to make Razor and all the lads think they've got this wrong already.

And this is why he's called in Fuff de Clark - he doesn't need Fuff de Clark.

That means he's got 4 halfbacks. What do you need 4 halfbacks for? He's just trying to remind the All Blacks that he's got 4 more halfbacks than they've got.

That's what he's up to. It's just getting inside the head. It's niggling them, and it's working, isn't it? Cause go and have a look at the polls that there are today. The 2 polls on 2 different news websites asking if we think that the All Blacks are gonna win.

And both of them have got the All Blacks winning, but jeez, only by just that, it's by a tiny margin. It's only like 53%, 54%, to the Boks winning 46, 47%. 

Normally, we've got way more confidence. Like, normally, we've got confidence that is a little OTT. 

But this is Eden Park. This is the fortress. If you're gonna win anywhere, you're gonna win at Eden Park.

Where's our confidence?

Even the ABs are nervous. If you heard Scottie Hansen, the assistant coach on with us yesterday, he admitted that.

Now look, I don't think the All Blacks are gonna lose. I think they're gonna win. Because this game is more important to the All Blacks than it is to the Springboks, because to the Springboks it's just another game.

That's all it is, right?

But to the All Blacks, it's defending the fortress and defending the fortress when they can see that the country doesn't think that they're gonna be able to, and the ABs thrive on this stuff.

Remember when Fozzie was about to get the sack? Mark Robinson from NZR flew over to Joburg to give him the sack. Remember when that was about to happen?

Suddenly, the All Blacks just rallied and beat the Springboks to stop him getting the sack because they had something to play for.

And the same is true here, they've got something to play for.

Plus, as Scotty Hansen said yesterday, the All Blacks seem to play better when they're nervous.

It's when people expect them to win, when they expect to win that they weirdly drop the ball.

Now, don't forget, we might have been beaten by the Argies, but the Boks were beaten by the Wallabies. So they're not on that much of a streak, are they?

Relax. The All Blacks have got it.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Can you please stop letting the spring box get into
your head? Because that is clearly what they're up to.
That's why Russi Erasmus has expressed all surprise at Razers selections.
He wants the team to second guess themselves. Who cares
what he thinks now? He said, Oh, I'm surprised. Fabian
Hollins on the bed. It's designed to make Razor and
all the lads think they've got this wrong already. And

(00:20):
this is why he's called in fufter claddic. He doesn't
need fuffter to clack. That means he's got four half backs.
Would you need? What is he need four half backs for?
He's just trying to remind the All Blacks that he's
got four more half backs than they've got. That's what
he's up to. It's just getting inside their head. It's
niggling them and it's working, isn't it. Because go and
have a look at the poles that there are today,

(00:42):
the two poles on two different news websites asking if
we think that the All Blacks are going to win,
and both of them have got the All Blacks winning,
but gee's only by Juster. It's by a tiny margin.
It's only like fifty three to fifty four percent to
the box winning forty six forty seven percent. Come on,
normally we've got more confidence. Like normally we've got confidence

(01:02):
that is a little low TT, but this is Eden Park,
this is the Fortress. If you're gonna win anywhere, you're
gonna win at Eden Park. Where's our confidence? Even the
Abs are nervous if you hurd Scotty Hanson, the assistant coach,
on with us yesterday. He admitted that, now, look, I
don't think the All Blacks are gonna lose. I think
they're gonna win because this game is more important to
the All Blacks than it is to the spring Box.

(01:23):
Because to the spring Box it's just another game, that's
all it is, right, But to the All Blacks it's
defending the fortress, and defending the fortress when they can
see that the country doesn't think that they're gonna be
able to and the Abs thrive on this stuff. Remember
how remember when when Fozzy was about to get the sack,
Mark Robinson from n z U flew over to Joe
Burg to give him the sack. Remember when that was
about to happen, Suddenly the All Blacks just rallied and

(01:46):
beat the spring Box to stop him getting the sack
because they had something to play for, and the same
is true here. They've got something to play for. Plus,
as Scotty Hanson said yesterday, the All Blacks seem to
play better when they're nervous. It's when people expect them
to win, when they expect to win, that they weirdly
drop the ball. Now, don't forget. We might have been
beaten by the Argies, but the Box were beaten by

(02:07):
the Wallapies, so they're not on that much of a street,
are they. Relax? The All Blacks have got it for
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