Six Nations 2010: Joe Worsley will relish chopping down Scotland, says Mike Ford

By Gavin Mairs 727PM GMT eleven March 2010

Confrontation Joe Worsley (left) in precision for his purpose as destroyer-in-chief for England Photo PA

Ford admits that Bowe"s thespian touchdown in England"s 20-16 defeat, that came without delay from an Irish line-out, was one of the majority agonising moments of his time as counterclaim coach.

"It was gutting. I felt similar to Kevin Keegan when he was Newcastle United physical education instructor and he slumped on to the hoardings at Liverpool when Stan Collymore scored that late leader in the 4-3 classical [2009]," Ford said.

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"We pronounced "they are going to go for a drop-goal here" and vocalization to them [Ireland] after the game, they certified that"s what they were going to do and Tommy was only a set-up. That done it even some-more galling.

"We only lost thoroughness for that one second. Our truth defensively is that the antithesis don"t come by us. Wherever the round is, we urge the ball.

"If they antithesis wish to go pass, pass, pass, pass and get over on the outside, afterwards infrequently you have to contend "fair enough". But they never come by us. And if they come by us, I regularly have an word policy. But we got that wrong as well. It was a large blunder since we lost the diversion from it but there were alternative errors along the approach that we got wrong as well."

Ford admits Worsley"s lapse to the England behind row at the responsibility of Lewis Moody was a difficult call on the Leicester Tigers flanker. But he feels Worsley"s imperishable defensive qualities will be ideally matched to stop at source a Scotland side that he predicts will furnish something special at Murrayfield on Saturday.

"Joe is a world-class defender," Ford added. "In proviso fool around Scotland have got a little unequivocally great runners, but that suits Joe, removing up and outstanding their runners. He chops them down. He only loves it.

"Knowing Andy Robinson unequivocally well, he will lift something new that we have not seen so we unequivocally have to be on the toes, generally at line-out time.

"As a team, we reckon we are personification at 90 per cent and it is the last five or 10 per cent that is the majority critical in conditions of winning Test matches. Ninety per cent won"t win you Test matches opposite the improved teams."