Yeah it’s one of those pieces that uses a broken down approach to seem more insightful than it is.
It’s basically horse poop. Smith’s kicking out of hand isn’t good, he’s being protected after being overplayed - and we were utter utter dross last year.
The first thing we need to do is build a strong pack and a great defence, we’re not here to win the Prem.
It’s written as if we’re a top side and not a basket case.
So actually it’s ill-informed.