Castleford Tigers head coach Ryan Carr insists he isn\u2019t afraid to make changes to his 17-man match-day squad this weekend, with his side sitting on an unwanted 0-2 record from their opening two games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carr\u2019s side led at various points in their opening games against Wigan Warriors and Toulouse Olympique, but came unstuck in the second-half on both occasions, conceding a combined 30 points across the two latter stages while scoring just 10 of their own in either game.<\/p>\n
That run of form leaves Castleford bottom of the Super League table heading into round three this weekend, while also posting the second-worst points difference in the league to date.<\/p>\n
\u2018We need to make sure we\u2019re hungry to keep our jersey\u2019<\/p>\n
While the season is still very much in its infancy, this is far from the start Carr and the wider club would have wanted, given the dramatic overhaul of the playing squad this off-season, and the boss admits it is far below the standards he set out at the start of the campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be some changes, because there have to be. We weren\u2019t happy with how we played, and some performances weren\u2019t up to the where our level of standards are. Some people will get an opportunity off the back of that.<\/p>\n
Want more Love Rugby League? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> and ensure you never miss our exclusives and breaking news!<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a big believer in \u2018you do your job, you keep your job\u2019. It\u2019s professional sport; there\u2019s always someone looking to get the jersey off your back, and that\u2019s how we need to have it. We need to make sure we\u2019re hungry to keep our jersey every week and not just be given it, because I\u2019m not just going to sit back as a coach and allow people to continue to do their job if they\u2019re not playing at the standard we want.\u201d<\/p>\n Castleford<\/a> have, for large parts, looked vastly improved from last season, but costly self-inflicted errors and lapses in concentration have denied them the ability to make the most of their chances.<\/p>\n In their season opener against Wigan, Castleford conceded three tries in the space of 10 minutes either side of half-time, which was then backed up with another flurry of two tries in five minutes just after the hour mark, while Toulouse also grabbed two in 13 minutes to kill off their chances of victory in France.<\/p>\n These periods have cost the Tigers immensely in the opening two rounds, and have left Carr calling for more consistency from his side heading into both the long-term future and their upcoming clash with Huddersfield Giants.<\/p>\n \u201cThere have been long periods of time where we looked really good as a group and really resilient in our defensive line, but then when you look at the positives, there are some glaring negatives. It\u2019s not the whole game, and there\u2019s a lot of good, but the bad is too bad and it just can\u2019t drop to that level.<\/p>\n THE LRL PODCAST: LISTEN AND WATCH NOW \u2013 YouTube<\/a> | Spotify<\/a> | Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe need to be more consistent for the 80 minutes and not have that glaringly bad moment within a set that turns into points.<\/p>\n But, this poor start does not deter the new boss\u2019s drive to turn things around at the OneBore Stadium, insisting he knew it would always be a long-term project.<\/p>\n \u201cLosing a couple of key players to long-term injuries doesn\u2019t make anyone\u2019s job easy, but I knew what I was in for,\u201d said Carr<\/a>. It was always going to be a process approach to what we needed to do at the club, and with so many changes in such a short period of time, I was never naive enough to think it would be quick and easy; but we can\u2019t sit back and think that losing is okay.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not about who you lose to or the narrative around \u2018that\u2019s a winnable game\u2019, they\u2019re all winnable. You have to want to win every game you play, and I\u2019m not a believer in targeting games. I thought the Wigan game and the Toulouse game were there to be won.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a case of who we\u2019re playing dictates what we should and shouldn\u2019t be winning; every team can beat everyone in this competition. For us, we\u2019re focusing hard on ourselves this week and making sure our attitude is right.\u201d<\/p>\n FRIDAY\u2019S READS ON LRL<\/p>\n Wembley to host NRL game as part of league\u2019s global plan with more US venues<\/a><\/p>\n Leigh-Wigan off-field feud addressed by Leopards coach ahead of rivals\u2019 latest clash<\/a><\/p>\n Former Hull KR star says Rovers would finish LAST in NRL after World Club Challenge win<\/a><\/p>\n