Dan's the man! Mitchell wants Cipriani to Ͷȯ¤¹¤ë Sale ³×Ì¿ after Èá»´¤Ê start

Danny Cipriani has been acclaimed as an ¡Æexceptional talent¡Ç by John Mitchell, the man ¶Ñ¹Õ¤òÊݤä¿ to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë a ³¤Æñµß½õ Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñ at Sale.

And the Kiwi is ready to ask ex-England coach Brian Ashton to harness Ciprani¡Çs attacking flair.

Mitchell is considering an ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð to return to the Cheshire club he once played for, to help À¸¤­Ê֤餻¤ë their fortunes after a Èá»´¤Ê start to the season which has left them eight points ήϲ¤·¤Æ at the foot of the Aviva ¼óÁê¤Î¿¦ ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë.

Main man: Danny Cipriani has been backed to rescue Sale from danger

Main man: Danny Cipriani has been »Ù±ç¤¹¤ëd to µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Sale from danger

The former All ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥Ès coach was in ¥Õ¥é¥ó on Sunday to see Sale lose to Montpellier and he will continue his scouting »ÈÀáÃÄ until the end of this month before deciding whether to ¡ÊÌäÂê¤ò¡Ë¼è¤ê¾å¤²¤ë a position.

At first, the »Ø¼¨¡¤É½¼¨¤¹¤ëʪs were that he would be asked to fill a º£¸ås coach vacancy created by the ²ò¸Û¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing of Steve Scott, but it appears more likely that Mitchell will be put in charg e of first-team Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs, ahead of ¸½ºß¤Î director of rugby Bryan Redpath.?

The 48-year-old has to ²ò·è¤¹¤ë a ·ÀÌó ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ë with the Golden Lions in South Africa, but he is already ÌÀ³Î¤Ëɽ¤¹ing ideas about how to turn around Sale¡Çs fortunes and sees making best use of Cipriani¡Çs rare gifts as a Í¥Àè.

The former Wasps and? Melbourne È¿µÕ¼Ô¡¿È¿µÕ¤¹¤ës playmaker returned to Sale¡Çs starting XV in Montpellier and showed glimpses of his game-breaking class in a ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï Êݾڤ¹¤ëd ¶ÈÀÓ¡¿À®²Ì, aside from the Ⱦüʪ Ëɸæ¤Î lapse. Mitchell believes he is a precious »ñ»º to be Íܰ餹¤ëd.

Wanted: John Mitchell (right) is considering taking a role with Sale

¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô: John Mitchell (¸¢Íø) is considering taking a Ìò³ä with Sale

¡Æ¤¤¤Ä¤«s with players like him, too much ¶¯Ä´ by coaches is placed on what they can¡Çt do rather than what they are really good at,¡Ç he said.?

¡ÆBy nature, players like Cipriani are gamblers ¡½ they like to take ´í¸±s.

¡ÆIt is a question of knowing how to get the best out of them. Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯-halves like Danny Cipriani with his exceptional talent need to be encouraged.

¡ÆFrom what I¡Çve seen of him, he is ¤ä¤á¤ë special. He needs to be shown leadership and I t hink he wants leadership.¡Ç?

Cipriani makes no secret of his ¾Þ»¿ for Ashton, who had helped to hone his creative talent at the ¹ñ²È¤Î ³Ø±¡.?

Mitchell ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that if he takes over at Sale, he would consider ¿·ºÎÍѤ¹¤ëing the Lancastrian, Äɲ乤ëing: ¡ÆI know Brian very °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ and I know he and Danny go »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë a long way. I am sure if things work out? then I will be calling Brian.¡Ç?

Taking a risk: Cipriani

Taking a ´í¸±: Cipriani

Mitchell is a no-nonsense Áàºî¼Ô, renowned for his ·ø¤¤ approach. His stints at Western ·³Ââ in Australia and with the Johannesburg-based Golden Lions have been characterised by some player ÉÔ°Â, although last season he led the latter Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë to their first Currie Cup ¾¡Íø in 16 years.

Sale Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Steve Diamond wants Mitchell to bring a hard ¿É¾¡¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥°Ì to the club and the Kiwi is ³Î¿®¤·¤Æ that his methods are ¸ú²ÌŪ¤Ê, if not always? universally popular. ¡ÆI make no excuses for my leadership,¡Ç he said. ¡ÆI¡Çm not ¸Û¤¦d to be a ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í, I¡Çm ¸Û¤¦d to be a leader.¡Ç?

And in a comment which ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ës that Redpath¡Çs days in ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶â are numbered, Mitchell Äɲ乤ëd: ¡ÆTeams can only have one leader. We¡Çll ·èÄꤹ¤ë that when the time is ¸¢Íø. The team certainly won¡Çt have two leaders. It¡Çs about? getting a ¡Êµ¿¤¤¤ò¡ËÀ²¤é¤¹ message across.¡ Ç?

Should Mitchell take over at Sale he will place an ¶¯Ä´ on the »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë-piece and on the mental toughness needed to ±É¤¨¤ë in the ¼óÁê¤Î¿¦. As part of his ¾ÜºÙ¤Ê·×²è, he ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd that ¡Æwe might need to change a few things¡Ç and Äɲ乤ëd: ¡ÆEveryone has to be accountable.¡Ç?

There won¡Çt be any hiding places. A ³×Ì¿ is in the ²­.


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