All Blacks great Israel Dagg believes that there are four key areas they can improve on after they were hammered by the Springboks last weekend.<\/p>\n
South Africa inflicted the biggest-ever defeat on New Zealand following a 43-10 triumph in Wellington in the fourth round of the Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, there has been a significant backlash from the loss, with fans angry at that embarrassing home reversal.<\/p>\n
Both players and coaches have come under fire but Dagg, who played under head honcho Scott Robertson<\/a> at the Crusaders, did not want to join in.<\/p>\n \u2018Crazy but not surprising\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cCrazy but not surprising to see the reaction from some people post the All Blacks\u2019<\/a> loss in Wellington,\u201d he said on Sport Nation\u2019s Scotty and Izzy show.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and get caught up in the carry-on asking for coaches and players to step down, and for people to be replaced.<\/p>\n \u201cInstead, I want to focus on where this group could shift the dial, and some areas where we could get some improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n Dagg duly picked out a few areas \u2013 or \u2018solutions\u2019 as it was described on the show \u2013 that the All Blacks need to focus on fixing, starting with the aerial game.<\/p>\n \u201cHigh ball, there is no doubt that high ball is the most important part of the game right now. Win the air, you win the game,\u201d the former back-three player said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have struggled as of late. It is a genuine contest, there is no comparing me to the past because we had other assets and tools at our disposal, which is not the case right now.\u201d<\/p>\n The ex-All Blacks star is also concerned about their counter-attacking game, something which was always a strength of the New Zealand game.<\/p>\n Dagg wants to see \u201cunstructured chaos\u201d from Robertson\u2019s men and explained: \u201cWhen I say that, it\u2019s quick plays, counter-attack opportunities; that has always been a part of our DNA, a part of our ethos as a young kid coming up.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt the game is very structured, so those counter-attacking opportunities are few and far between, but that has always been a part [of our game].<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be off a kick, it can be off a ruck turnover, it can be off a little dropped ball. Those first two or three seconds when the defence is not ready and has not been able to get into position, that is your chance for your outside backs to run some hard inside running lines.\u201d<\/p>\n