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The former boss of Steve Barthwick at Leicester Tigers described the head coach of England as “Grand Eddie Jones” and “not a popular person” in an extraordinary attack.
Geordan Murphy briefly worked with Barthwick before leaving Leicester while Barthwick took care of the club, ultimately leading them to a title of Premiership.
Legend of the club as a player, Murphy endured a difficult period as a coach at the club and seems not to have seen his eyes with the boss of England in his last months at the club.
The former rear of Ireland said that Barthwick clearly indicated that he did not want to be Murphy’s friend when he arrived at Welford Road, and thinks that he shares similarities with his old mentor in England Jones.
Barthwick worked as assistant under the combative Australian before taking the role of Leicester and finally succeeded him with the national team.
“If [England] Remember to get rid of Steve, so the questions must be asked, and the fingers pointed out elsewhere also because it is indeed a “great Eddie Jones”, “said Murphy, speaking to Prime Casino.
“This is what I hear in the camp, that his behavior is very similar to Eddie. So why would you get rid of a guy and replace him with an English clone?
“There are a lot of people who have been accomplices to make this decision, so I think it looks bad for many people. So, no, I don’t think you get rid of him. I don’t think they can get rid of him. I think they will stay with him. But it’s good for everyone! “”
England players insisted that the environment has improved considerably since the arrival of Barthwick, even if there were familiar training upheavals with the departures of the force and the Guru Aled Walters packaging And defense coach Felix Jones.
“This is the most stable international environment I have ever been part,” said Ben Earl THE Times recently. “With Steve, you always know what is coming and that reduces anxiety. There is also consistency in messaging. The players know what is expected.
Murphy was promoted to director of Rugby at Leicester in July 2020 in a change that coincided with the arrival of Barthwick as chief coach. The Irishman was withdrawn from his role a few months later before the start of the 2020-21 season.
Murphy added: “I have never played with Steve. I played against him. I played against him, played in England-Irish, played Leicester-Bath, Leicester-Saracens against him. I worked with him very briefly in Leicester during the pandemic. He can train; I think it’s a good coach – that’s all.
“We are certainly not friends. That’s all I know. When I briefly worked with Steve, it was something he made very visible. He said to me, “I don’t want to be your friend”.
“It makes things very difficult when you are in a working environment and someone comes to you and says it. He just cares about being a good coach. I only really saw him on the surface, so I don’t really know it too well.
“It is very resolved, very concentrated on the facts and the figures. It is certainly not a people. It wouldn’t be something that would ever be said about him. “”
England will face France on Saturday at the Allianz stadium, Twickenham, having lost seven of their last nine games.
