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Flanagan played with the Eels between 1992-94 before a knee injury forced him into coaching the lower grades. Eels officials have urged Arthur to change his approach and widen his horizons in terms of his coaching philosophies. Every team's vulnerabilities become more acute either side of half-time, especially now with the six-again rules, and the Eels proved it. Click to get a sign-in link sent to your email. "How does the team cope with a situation where the game is in the balance it can go either way and unfortunately for Parramatta it has been the other side that have come through. © Copyright 1997 - 2020 NewsNow Publishing Limited. Flanagan has spent time under the best minds of the game with the former Sharks mentor also serving as an assistant to Ricky Stuart at the Roosters after guiding their 2004 Jersey Flegg Team to a premiership undefeated. It comes down to taking the team to the next level – from a competitive football team to a championship team. The latest Parramatta Eels club news, match reports, player news, injuries, draft news, comment and analysis from The Sydney Morning Herald Inevitably though a straight sets finals exit shines a spotlight on the leadership and Arthur's tenure is all of a sudden coming under question. "It was a lack of resilience when the game was on the line and we've seen that too often not just in finals football from Parramatta. Parramatta star Michael Jennings has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to banned substances. View the latest NRL news and rumours for the Parramatta Eels and their players. All rights reserved. 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"Parramatta led by 10 at half-time and you always knew the first 15 minutes of the second half was going to be a key period in the game and Souths scored two tries in that period," Sterling added. Eels look to stop Panthers’ pace to finals Parramatta Eels - Official Site 07:17 9-Sep-20 NRL 2020: Stat Attack, Panthers vs Eels, Round 18, Roosters, St George Illawarra Dragons Fox Sports (Australia) 06:13 9 … Relive the top five tries from the NRL Grand Final qualifiers. Watch the brand new comedy series Code 404 now on Stan. Flanagan has won competitions at every level he's coached but whether his acquisition would be too close for comfort for Arthur is the inevitable burning question. What saves Arthur is the amount of love he has from the playing group. They built their lead late in the first half but lost it early in the second, sinking Arthur's finals record with the club to a dismal 1-5. "I'm not sure that's the way to go. 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It's not easy to do, every coach is aiming to do that.". Sterling believes the team needs to focus on the "mental side of things.". Tyrone May's deep regret over hurting Phil Gould in Panthers NRL sex tape scandal, Mark Geyer's pointed Origin message for Eels prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Eels officials have urged Arthur to change his approach and widen his horizons in terms of his coaching philosophies.