Eels coach Brad Arthur has been frustrated and baffled by his team’s 26-16 victory over the Sydney Roosters.
One week after the club’s abysmal loss of the season, Arthur has questioned Parramatta’s consistency as a factor that could prevent them from achieving first-class glory.
While Arthur found the 34d loss to the Bulldogs “embarrassing”, the ten-point victory over the Roosters showed flashes of what the Eels can do in their day.
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“It’s frustrating,” Arthur said, knowing exactly where the journalist’s first question was going at the press conference, and cut it off before he could finish.
“We just talked in there and I don’t want to keep talking about it.
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“Just a couple of weeks ago we were in a five day change and we went out and played like that against Penrith, who have been the best team in the last two years.
“Then he is there. He is in us.
“We have to have that killer instinct and the will to do it every week.
“It simply came to our notice then. I have to make sure I find it. Make them come like this every week. “
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Junior Paulo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard were clearly outstanding for Parramatta, combining 444 meters running through the middle.
“I think they took more than 400 yards, which is pretty silly,” Clint Gutherson told a post-match press conference.
“Mitch [Moses] and Dylan [Brown] playing with it makes my job pretty easy. “
Arthur said Saturday night’s performance simply can’t be unique if the Eels have their eyes set on cover in September.
“We were close to the best version of ourselves tonight and we have to do it every week and then the talent will come out of the back,” Arthur said.
The Eels face the South Sydney Rabbitohs after the representative round of competition on July 2 at Accor Stadium.
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