![]() ![]() “There’s obviously a percentage of how on it is. “It’s about picking our heads up and looking and seeing if it’s on,” he explained of a new tendency to run the ball from deep. ![]() A superb break-out from their own try-line in the opening minutes set the tone and Farrell credited Alex Goode and Elliot Daly as playmakers who have helped Saracens to become “ruthless” all over the field. Saracens were also aggressive and robust in defence against Northampton, especially in a first half that could have ended with the hosts further in front than the 21-3 advantage they took into the interval. And it felt like we were ready to do it, so that’s why we did.” “Parts of last year showed us that we can be better, and that’s all we’re trying to be, is better, and that was a part of it. The bits that we showed in the past have shown us that we were ready for doing more of it, I think. But we were just trying to bring more of it out. “We played rugby we just had patches of it during the season, of going back to fundamentals. I don’t know how people thought we won games. People were talking as if we didn’t play rugby, as if we just kicked everything and, I don’t know, had a driving maul. Some of the finals we had against Exeter, Clermont, we played rugby. “But if you go back, at the end of the year, we weren’t always. “Do you know what, there was always a perception about us before, and rightly so – at times – that we were this team that just strangled teams, and kicked everything,” said Farrell. However, the 31-year-old stressed that the club’s past successes, particularly in high-scoring domestic deciders against Exeter Chiefs and in a 28-17 victory over Clermont to win the 2017 Champions Cup, were not fashioned solely by grit and graft. Once again, Farrell was highly influential from fly-half. Owen Farrell insists that Saracens’ attacking play has not been given due respect over the years, but acknowledges that they have become more ambitious over an impressive season so far.įarrell has been credited with driving a change in mindset at Saracens, spurred by a subdued performance in last year’s final against Leicester Tigers.Īfter securing a return to Twickenham by beating Northampton Saints 38-15 on Saturday, showcasing some of the flowing attack that has characterised their campaign, Saracens have a chance to land their first Premiership title since 2019. ![]()
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