Sale Merry Go Round Spins On
The Sale merry go round spins on as the club announces they have won the race to sign fast wide player, Mikaele Pesamino from Auckland, New Zealand.
It is unclear what is happening at Sale, but the club continues to bring in high quality players as it looks to push for the title next year.
It seems a number of clubs were tracking this player and he had a few deals on the table. However, the most attractive thing for Pesamino could have been the unpredictability of what will actually happen at Sale next season as they look to try and make improvements from last year.
Pesamino has some superb qualities as a player, which means he is likely to be the starting player on either wing for Sale by the time the Premiership season starts. However, it is also smart to consider the argument of some commentators who are saying that all new players are detrimental to the club.
Positives
Pesamino has a global reputation for being one of the fastest players in rugby. He uses his pace in all areas of the pitch to stretch the opposition defence and create gaps that he can dart into before anyone can get close to him and try to tackle.
At 26, he still has the best years of his career ahead of him, but he has also built up extensive experience. By now he will know what defences he likes the least and he will be able to do all of these things to make sure that he has maximum effect for his new club side.
He is skillful enough to be able to dodge challenges and tackles. One of the ways teams will try to stop him is by bringing him down regardless of what it takes. However, he has enough in the skills bank to be able to dodge these tackles and this is what makes him so difficult to play against.
Sale Worries
There are many concerns coming out of the club at the moment. There are a lot of new players in Sale shirts and it's impossible to expect them all to start playing brilliantly from the very first game.
It will take time for them all to gel, probably in the region of a few games. This means the club are going to be constantly on the back foot at points during their early games as they strive for ways to make a system work within the team.
There is always the worry that someone is going to pick up a bad injury during an early game. The fringe players at Sale will have now had their confidence knocked so if Pesamino gets injured, the replacement winger is hardly going to be buzzing because he's already been told that he is not effectively good enough to start.
Betting Advice
Some people will have a gut instinct for Sale. If so, then go ahead and back the team. However, others are going to be a lot more pessimistic and it is these people who will rightly choose to wait and see how Sale starts the season.
Pesamino is a big-impact player. Get a bet on him right now to score the most points for Sale during the course of this season, because if he starts well then there will be no stopping him.
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