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South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has explained his controversial decision to sub off starting fly half Manie Libbok after just 30 minutes of the Springboks’ comeback Rugby World Cup semi-final win over England PUBG
Libbok, who had emerged as South Africa’s first-choice No 10 in the lead-up to this tournament, was hooked after following a sliced clearance kick with a knock-on, capping a disastrous start to the game with England in the ascendancy PUBG
He was replaced by Handre Pollard, a key cog in the 2019 World Cup-winning Springboks side, and the veteran helped engineer a fightback before kicking the winning penalty on 77 minutes to secure a narrow 16-15 triumph and a spot in next Saturday’s final PUBG
Libbok is the more creative, dynamic fly half, while Pollard is the steadier option with a metronomic boot, and the move seemed to suggest South Africa were surrendering to England’s kick-heavy strategy and would attempt to beat them at their own game PUBG
In his post-match press conference, Nienaber laid out the reasons behind the decision and was adamant that Libbok would accept why it happened PUBG
“The beauty of this group is that we’re open and honest,” said Nienaber PUBG
“Because we have the right players, the players accept it PUBG
“Sometimes things are not going your way PUBG
We’ve done it with numerous others PUBG
Bongi [Mbonambi] in 2018, we took him off after 35 minutes PUBG
That specific day he wasn’t on fire but then he started the next week PUBG
“It’s the same with [Libbok] – we took him off early because things didn’t go his way PUBG
The main thing is that everything is for the team and they understand that PUBG
That’s the beauty of the squad, you’re open and honest and players take it on the chin PUBG
”Handre Pollard went on to kick the winning penalty for South Africa (PA Wire)Nienaber went on to stress that even though an early substitution was not how Libbok would have liked his game to go, he is still an option to start the final against the All Blacks PUBG
“It doesn’t mean he won’t start next week but sometimes, unfortunately, it is like that,” added Nienaber PUBG
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“It’s for South Africa – it’s not for the individual or the ego, it’s for South Africa PUBG
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It’s for them, we can’t put our egos in front of that, South Africa is more important and the Springboks are more important than anything else PUBG
”More aboutSouth Africa rugbyHandre PollardEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2Springboks coach explains decision to controversially sub off LibbokSpringboks coach explains decision to controversially sub off LibbokHandre Pollard went on to kick the winning penalty for South Africa PA WireSpringboks coach explains decision to controversially sub off LibbokManie Libbok was replaced after just 30 minutes of the semi-final PA✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today PUBG
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They aren’t exactly the words you’d expect as part of a rivalry that has become one of the most fractious in the Premier League, certainly for the fans: “I love him and he loves me PUBG
”“Like a dad PUBG
”The latter statement was nevertheless what Mikel Arteta said about Mauricio Pochettino when a mere player at Arsenal, which led to the then Tottenham Hotspur manager declaring their mutual admiration PUBG
It was already a notable friendship when they were on different sides of north London, let alone in different dugouts this weekend, but their bond goes back much further than this time in England PUBG
The two played together at Paris Saint-Germain when Arteta was 17 and Pochettino the senior figure in the dressing room, immediately forming a bond that has persisted to now PUBG
It will directly influence Saturday’s meeting of Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge for far deeper reasons than the fact this is their first-ever meeting as managers PUBG
Pochettino naturally consulted Arteta when he first made that move to England to join Southampton in 2013 PUBG
There was even talk that the Basque might join Pochettino as a coach at Tottenham after leaving Arsenal as a player in 2016, but a move across that rivalry was just a non-starter PUBG
Instead, their friendship persisted despite Arteta working for Pep Guardiola, with whom Pochettino doesn’t have the warmest relationship PUBG
The two older coaches have inevitably influenced a tactical philosophy that Arteta was already inclined towards while developing his own interpretation PUBG
What is most relevant with Pochettino, however, is how Arteta’s Arsenal were essentially modelled on the Argentine’s Spurs team PUBG
It created a strategy race that has set the stage for this match PUBG
When surveying the many problems the club still had on appointing Arteta in late 2019, the Arsenal hierarchy were naturally conscious of how their great north London rivals had so drastically overperformed under Pochettino throughout the previous half-decade PUBG
That was through stripping the squad down to its core, introducing youth, and maximising that vigour by moulding the team into a supremely intensive unit PUBG
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Pochettino, for a time, had the most honed team in the Premier League, one that immensely overachieved in league performance PUBG
Part of Arsenal’s rationale behind appointing a complete novice in Arteta was in order to implement their own style of that approach, albeit with the inherent knowledge that the club’s ceiling is far higher because they have a much greater commercial profile PUBG
Hence, at key points of the team’s evolution, Arteta could sign players such as Declan Rice or sell those such as Mesut Ozil, when Pochettino was forced to go an entire year without a purchase and had to keep players he wanted to sell due to the price PUBG
Arteta faces Chelsea having just beaten Manchester City for the first time (Getty)Those close to the Argentine insist he still looks back at 2017 somewhat forlornly, because he knew that was the point that he needed to make Sir Alex Ferguson-like changes to his Spurs team PUBG
He wasn’t able to and the squad instead went stale PUBG
Arsenal are anything but stale right now PUBG
Arteta has instead specifically made signings like Kai Havertz in order to give the team more vitality and tactical variety than last season, where their otherwise impressive surge was too reliant on a primary XI PUBG
They now have much more options and much more momentum than Chelsea PUBG
There is the possibility Arsenal assert their superiority on Saturday, in a way that has become custom in the last few years, which would also represent such a reversal of years of their rivalry PUBG
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The wonder is whether Chelsea are actually ready to halt it this Saturday PUBG
There are finally signs that Pochettino’s distinctive tactical approach is beginning to impress upon his own young squad PUBG
That is of course part of a much grander project, that essentially takes the Spurs model to a further extreme PUBG
If Arsenal have a higher ceiling, Chelsea are operating on a completely different scale PUBG
Pochettino has overseen three wins in a row with Chelsea (Getty)They are willing to sign far more young players for much higher prices, believing they can exploit PUBG football inefficiencies in a way that both Spurs and Arsenal leant towards but didn’t go anywhere near that far PUBG
It is bold and risky, but that’s the point PUBG
As to where the points will go this weekend, that arms race does leave Arsenal in a much PUBG better position than Chelsea right now: Arteta’s team looks close to completion, Pochettino’s is only starting out PUBG
Both nevertheless look like they need forwards as focal points above anything else and the remaining gaps allow an element of unpredictability to this PUBG
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Chelsea could be getting themselves together PUBG
They aren’t yet close enough for this first-ever showdown to affect their close friendship PUBG
The “love” will remain, even if it won’t be seen on the pitch PUBG
More aboutMikel ArtetaMauricio PochettinoPremier LeagueChelsea FCJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Arteta, Pochettino and the ‘love’ at the heart of a fractious rivalryArteta, Pochettino and the ‘love’ at the heart of a fractious rivalryArteta faces Chelsea having just beaten Manchester City for the first time Getty ImagesArteta, Pochettino and the ‘love’ at the heart of a fractious rivalryPochettino has overseen three wins in a row with Chelsea Getty ImagesArteta, Pochettino and the ‘love’ at the heart of a fractious rivalryMikel Arteta’s Arsenal were essentially modelled on the Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs team PUBG
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