It has been touched on already here, but how does somebody coach what was instinctive to them to other players who don't have them instincts?
Can you coach instinct?

Briers could coach the players about scenarios, i.e. if this happens, then do this, but if something else happens then actually do this instead etc.
If it is not instinctive to the player he is coaching then the player will have to think about the scenario and by the time his thought process has worked out the play the scenario requires, the opportunity may be gone or he been tackled.

The reason Briers was so good and could unlock a defence, was that he didn't have to think about it. It was instinctive.

Yup...remember being annoyed at the time over the fact we should've nilled them on their own patch. How times have changed

We overdid it that day though. At 6-30, as the Leeds played grouped (again) near their own posts in front of the West Terrace: "it's just like Wem-ber-lee...". Their body language said it all. Then we went and buggered it up by scoring two more. The best Wire team I've seen that year, and IMHO the best team not to win SL.

A sobering thought. The Wire are by no means finished but think it'll be a while before we see a team in p&b as good as that again.

I tend to agree.

Agreed easily the best side to miss out, that bloody drop goal!