Opposition view: Tigers found 'real sweet spot physically' against Saints
Boss Geoff Parling says his Leicester Tigers side found a ‘real sweet spot physically’ as they beat Saints 41-17 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Saturday afternoon.
Tigers ran in six tries as their brutal display bore fruit against a black, green and gold side who suffered a second defeat of the Gallagher PREM season.
Saints scored three times but rarely got any momentum in a match in which they were second best in pretty much every department.
And Parling was pleased with the pressure his side applied as they cut the gap to Saints in the league standings to five points with three regular-season games to go.
“It was a good win, but we can still do some things better as well,” Parling said.
“I was really pleased with our edge. We were on a real sweet spot physically and I’m also pleased we managed to stop them scoring a bonus point.
“We know when it’s these big derby matches at home that the lads are going to get up for it so we were quite tactical during the week with preparations.
“We didn’t want to add more emotion to the fixture because I knew that would be there anyway.
“But we also know what still lies ahead of us. We’ve got three really important games left in the regular season, starting with Sale away.”