The All Blacks are still nursing the scars of their historic defeat to England at the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-finals in Japan. Captain Scott Barrett believes that the match will be a intense and physical contest with a packed-out Twickenham crowd behind England, but the Kiwis aim to silence the home crowd and use it as fuel for their performance.
The victory over New Zealand was one of the greatest achievements in English rugby history, and Barrett acknowledges that his team's past encounters with the All Blacks have been brutal. Since 2012, New Zealand has won four of their five visits to Twickenham, drawing only once, while England has lost five of those matches.
Despite being bookies' favorites for Saturday's contest, Barrett is diplomatic in his response, stating that he is not surprised by England's momentum at home and the team's confidence. However, he also highlights that New Zealand have been preparing for this match and are ready to face England's aerial game and disruption tactics.
The All Blacks captain believes that controlling the Twickenham crowd noise will be a key factor in their performance, using it as fuel to drive them forward during the 80 minutes of play. He also acknowledges that there is still room for improvement within his team and that they are looking to take on New Zealand with confidence.
England's assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has expressed similar sentiments, stating that there is a lot of room for improvement in their performance against New Zealand. The match will be an intense and physical contest, but the All Blacks aim to silence the home crowd and use it as fuel for their performance.
The victory over New Zealand was one of the greatest achievements in English rugby history, and Barrett acknowledges that his team's past encounters with the All Blacks have been brutal. Since 2012, New Zealand has won four of their five visits to Twickenham, drawing only once, while England has lost five of those matches.
Despite being bookies' favorites for Saturday's contest, Barrett is diplomatic in his response, stating that he is not surprised by England's momentum at home and the team's confidence. However, he also highlights that New Zealand have been preparing for this match and are ready to face England's aerial game and disruption tactics.
The All Blacks captain believes that controlling the Twickenham crowd noise will be a key factor in their performance, using it as fuel to drive them forward during the 80 minutes of play. He also acknowledges that there is still room for improvement within his team and that they are looking to take on New Zealand with confidence.
England's assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has expressed similar sentiments, stating that there is a lot of room for improvement in their performance against New Zealand. The match will be an intense and physical contest, but the All Blacks aim to silence the home crowd and use it as fuel for their performance.
just wondering how england's team is gonna handle the pressure of having such a loud & rowdy crowd, all blacks have played in big stadiums before and seem pretty chill under the noise... but hey, might be an advantage to get those crowds pumped up for them 
... just imagine them cheering on both teams with all their might! But seriously, I think it's awesome how the All Blacks are using the energy of the Twickenham crowd against England. It's like a game of chess, each team trying to outsmart the other 
... my kids would love the strategy behind it 
... and who knows, maybe they'll learn something about teamwork and sportsmanship too 
they're gonna need more than that to beat england now though, scott barrett is right about the noise being a big factor, but also i feel like england's got some decent tricks up their sleeve too 
. Like, come on England, you should be worried about the Kiwis not being able to hear themselves think 
️. Bring it on! 
. England's gonna get smashed at Twickenham. Like, they're bookies' faves for a reason? I mean, we've seen how well NZ has performed against them in the past 
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England's gonna need more than just a packed-out Twickenham crowd to take down the mighty All Blacks 
New Zealand's been preparing for this match and I think they've got a good shot at silencing those Brits 
Barrett's right, there's still room for improvement with his team but if anyone can do it, it's the Kiwis 
. On the other hand, England's aerial game and disruption tactics are gonna give us a tough test 
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! Now that they're looking to take on the Kiwis again at Twickenham, I've got to say, I love the All Blacks' confidence 
. But let's be real, this is gonna be one intense match 
it's gotta be a battle for the ages. The All Blacks know how to prepare, though - controlling that Twickenham crowd noise is key 
... but one thing's for sure, I'm gonna be glued to my screen on Saturday ⓽! 
I remember watching that World Cup final with my mates back in '19... what a game! 
. But you know what? I still think New Zealand's gonna pull off an upset... those All Blacks are legends for a reason! 
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... england's gonna need more than just a packed-out stadium to take down the all blacks, tho 
... scott barrett's right on point about controlling the crowd noise, that could be a game-changer for them 
... still gotta give england some respect, tho - they did pull off an incredible upset last time around 
!! England's got some serious momentum going on right now and they're gonna bring that energy to Twickenham 
but let's not forget the Kiwis are no joke either! They've been practicing their aerial game and disruption tactics and I'm sure they're ready to take it to England 
. I swear, the commentary is getting so repetitive too... "the ball is being passed to the left wing" - how many times can we hear that?! 
. Like, England's got this one in the bag, right? I mean, they're basically the underdogs here and all that momentum from home should give them a big boost. The All Blacks are just gonna get caught out by England's aerial game and disruption tactics - it's only a matter of time before they crack 
. Bring it on, let's show them what we're made of! 
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