BIG TWO HELP EDDIE TO FIRE UP ENGLAND
Jones plan to dominate world
EDDIE JONES has picked the brains of Arsene Wenger and Sir Dave after his forwards coach Matt Brailsford on how best to Proudfoot tested positive for keep England at the top of Covid-19. their game. He will not join up with his England have been crowned squad at St George’s Park until Six Nations champions Thursday – just nine days and won the Autumn before England kick off Nations Cup since their campaign at reaching the World home to Scotland. Cup final 14 months But he has already ago. set the tone for the
Eight straight wins week-long training have lifted them to camp at the National No.2 in the world and Football Centre in they are favourites to Burton. land their third He said: “We consecutive trophy in have to learn the upcoming Six Nations. how to be a winning team,
But head coach Jones won’t rest which is about having on his laurels and has spent that absolute lockdown studying sporting hunger to keep on dynasties and how good teams getting better and become great. never be satisfied.
The conversations he has had “We want to include one with Brailsford, who be a team that turned British cycling into an plays at a level
Olympic medal factory. that the other
He has also spoken towenger, teams can’t the longest-serving and most compete successful manager in Arsenal’s against. We history. want to
“I’ve been lucky enough to have dominate the a couple of coaches’ conferences opposition.” with Dave Brailsford and Arsene These, of course, are
Wenger and to learn from those uncertain times and Jones is two guys,” he revealed. sympathetic to factors brought
“I feel embarrassed into play by a prolonged being at the same table period in lockdown. as Brailsford. His His players and staff thought pattern and spent the autumn in a his thinking about bubble at their how to take a team Teddington base and, forward was under new Six absolutely Nations regulations, outstanding. they will have to do so
“I also picked up a again for the duration couple of ideas from of the championship. Arsene, who has a EXPERTISE: Brailsford The Australian said: wealth of experience in how you “Conditions are quite oppressive. manage teams and, the longer you But we have got to have such a stay in the job, what you have got smile on our faces because we are to do to keep your team growing.” lucky to be able to play our sport.
Jones has been self-isolating We are so grateful.”
EXPERIENCE: Wenger