{"id":290200,"date":"2023-09-27T09:34:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290200"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:34:44","slug":"jonny-may-insists-x-factor-henry-arundell-must-show-patience-and-adaptability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/jonny-may-insists-x-factor-henry-arundell-must-show-patience-and-adaptability\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonny May insists \u2018X-factor\u2019 Henry Arundell must show patience and adaptability"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Henry Arundell has the \u201cworld at his feet\u201d if he is able to emulate the adaptability shown by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, according to his England team-mate Jonny May.<\/p>\n
Arundell amassed five tries in Saturday\u2019s 71-0 demolition of Chile to equal the record for the number scored in a single match by an Englishman, in the process becoming the leading try-scorer at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old\u2019s electric tournament debut has propelled him into contention for the final Pool D fixture against Samoa on October 7, either as a starter or high-impact replacement.<\/p>\n
As another super-quick wing who specialises in conjuring sensational length of the field tries, May sees one of his rivals to start against the Islanders as a unique talent.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat Henry\u2019s got is his X-factor. The world\u2019s at his feet,\u201d said the 33-year-old, who is playing in his third World Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone around him needs to learn from him, support him and help develop him. He\u2019s an important part of this team and we need to get him firing.<\/p>\n
\u201cFive bloody tries! Regardless of who you\u2019re playing, that doesn\u2019t happen very often. It was a special day for him and his family and I\u2019ve got a feeling he\u2019ll have lots of special days ahead of him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHenry\u2019s an important player for us and he is only going to get better. I\u2019m learning from him as well, competing with him and learning from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will have some confidence now for the rest of the tournament. He\u2019s dangerous when he has got that confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
What Henry’s got is his X-factor. The world\u2019s at his feet<\/p>\n
Arundell\u2019s strike rate has climbed to seven tries in nine Tests and he is already among the game\u2019s most exciting players, even if he remains more raw potential than finished article.<\/p>\n
May insists an important lesson Arundell must learn is to remain composed if he is denied the opportunity to display his customary fireworks because of the nature of a game, illustrating his point through Haaland\u2019s performance in the Champions League final in May.<\/p>\n
Manchester City defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul yet their record-breaking striker Haaland played a peripheral role.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to be having your influence in attack, scoring tries and having those moments, but equally the most important games \u2013 the hardest games \u2013 aren\u2019t like that,\u201d said May, who has 75 caps.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like the Champions League final and you watched Haaland play. It wasn\u2019t a game about scoring lots of goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose Test matches in knockout games are not about scoring lots of tries, it\u2019s about making the least mistakes, a game of chess. It could also come down to a moment of magic.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to sound patronising because we play in the same position and I have a lot of respect for Henry as a colleague, but it\u2019s about learning those experiences and developing through those type of games.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s probably had a couple of games where he\u2019s been scratching his head at half-time thinking \u2018this isn\u2019t what I had planned\u2019. Sometimes that\u2019s just how it goes \u2013 it\u2019s more about not making a mistake and just simmering.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said to him that some days you don\u2019t even get to shoot your gun but don\u2019t get frustrated, but Chile didn\u2019t end up being one of those games! It easily could have been.\u201d<\/p>\n
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