Small improvement demanded from St Helens coach Nathan Brown
Thursday 24 January 2013 16:32, UK
Image:Nathan Brown: New St Helens coach
New St Helens coach Nathan Brown believes his squad only needs to improve slightly in order to have a major impact this season.
Bonus
Brown had the bonus of being able to work with his full squad during pre-season training after St Helens failed to provide a single player for England's autumn internationals.
"One of the things that has held the game back here at international level is that all the best players go and play for their country at the end of the year," he said.
"They should do that but it means they don't get to have a pre-season, which is the time when they get to improve their game.
"It's when the coaches get a chance to work with the players and, if you're not coming to training in pre-season, you can't add stuff to your game.
"It's been great to work with blokes who have been so successful, such as James Roby, Paul Wellens and Jon Wilkin, who have played in numbers of Grand Finals.
"Watching the way they prepare their bodies to train, turn up for training and the way they practise is great to see. It only confirms what you already know about good, successful players."
