Phil Clarke raised eyebrows over the Magic Weekend when he described Warrington Wolves as “a very fragile team.”
He said before their shock defeat to Hull FC: “I still think Brian this is still a very fragile team which is not high on confidence and doesn’t have a lot of belief.
“Two or three defeats and they could easily tipple down.
“I still don’t think that the team has much confidence. If you got a lie detector and asked everyone of their players, I don’t think 50% of them would give you a yes yet.
“We still have a long way to go this season, we’re only half way through and they need to build more confidence.”
This is because he sees a body language in them that suggests this:
“A vibe, a feel, a body language. I might be wrong but we’re paid as pundits to have opinions and that is mine having seen what I have seen.”
However, Barrie McDermott hit back at this suggestion using St Helens as his example:
“No, I am going to apply your theory to St Helens and I know they have history of winning it but every season every team will gain confidence and have a couple of steps back.
“Two three weeks ago they were probably enjoying things but they have had a rough patch but any successful team gains momentum from learning lessons and applying them at the back end.”
