Six Nations 2010: Wales coach Warren Gatland rues disappointing tournament

By Brendan Gallagher 943AM GMT nineteen March 2010

Missed opportunities Warren gatland has urged his Wales side to finish their Six Nations on a high when they host Italy tomorrow Photo AP

"People need to know we are not stealing afar from anything," says Gatland. "We are spiteful from last week, and it equates to a ruin of a lot for coaches and players to paint Wales.

"We have been vouchsafing ourselves down and We need to take that shortcoming and go out there and give a opening that shows people what it means. To me, that"s unequivocally important.

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"It"s critical we are honest about where we are at the moment. We are in a results-orientated commercial operation and people are underneath vigour for their jobs and their futures.

"We have to be wakeful of that and have people assimilate that, and that is since we will be going out opposite Italy and display people what it equates to to put that jersey on, fool around at home and broach a performance.

"Personally, I don"t know any alternative approach to reply to a challenge. I can"t mount losing, and I wish to show them what it equates to - not only the players - but the alternative staff concerned and the total set-up."

Wales have never lost at home to Italy, nonetheless the visitors did explain an 18-18 pull in the Six Nations in Cardiff 4 years ago, and Wales need an fatiguing win this time around if anything is to be salvaged from the season.

"I am unequivocally undone since we haven"t executed what we are able of you do as a side - we have been vouchsafing ourselves down," combined Gatland. "But I would similar to to think people who assimilate the diversion will be meditative we are not as well far away. I"ve been removing copiousness of advice, but I don"t mind that.

"One of the things I similar to about Wales is that people are unequivocally associating about the game, they are dogmatic and they merit the event to demonstrate those opinions. I don"t have an issue with that since that is a certain aspect. I could yield afar in to my bombard and hide, but I don"t wish to do that.

"I would similar to to think that as a player I was someone who you would wish to be to one side if you were in the trenches, and I wish to try and demonstrate that as a manager as well."