Parramatta Eels halfback Chris Sandow wants to visit home town to forget horror start to season
Chris Sandow pictured at Cherbourg in 2008. Picture: Dean Marzolla Source: The Daily Telegraph
OUT-of-form Eels halfback Chris Sandow will seek permission to return home to Cherbourg this weekend to help him forget about his horror start at Parramatta.
Sandow yesterday revealed his confidence was down, and some time out with family and friends in Queensland could spark his energy levels.
Parramatta are at the bottom of the ladder and fed-up fans are still waiting on new recruit Sandow to deliver on his $550,000 price tag.
A subdued Sandow told The Daily Telegraph he would ask Eels officials if he can head home when the players get four days off later this week.
Some trips home have not gone smoothly for Sandow because of the occasional family drama.
But it was the corresponding return to Cherbourg last year when Sandow not only reached the decision to join the Eels, but returned to string a series of great games together for South Sydney.
"I want to go back home, and it would be good because I think it's healthy for me to get back home," Sandow said.
"All my family and friends are back there. Laughter is a good medicine to bring back my confidence. I try to get my friends and family down (to Sydney) as much as I can to keep me going.
"I love being happy, so getting back there will bring that out of me. I think that's what I'm missing. I haven't been home for a while, and I didn't get back at Christmas.
"I feel I can do more, but I don't know what's happening at the moment. I have to be patient and know it won't come overnight."
Coach Stephen Kearney did not hide his frustration on Sunday after the 24-18 loss to Cronulla and said of Sandow: "He can certainly contribute more than he is at the moment."
Fox Sports stats reveal Sandow is making fewer runs, missing more tackles and coughing up more errors. Sandow said defence and attacking the line were the two areas he needed to address.
He said that a quick chat to skipper Nathan Hindmarsh on the team bus on Sunday night had lifted his spirits.
"Hindy said he just wants me to do my job," Sandow said. "He doesn't want me to try and pull anything out of my backside. That was really good coming from Hindy."
Hindmarsh said: "All I said on Sunday night was, 'they (the critics) are going to be after you, but shrug it off and we'll go again when we come up against the Tigers'. I told him to keep his head up.
"I thought what he was doing at Souths was good. I think he's a genuine halfback, and it (the move) will pay dividends for us.
"But we're all in the same boat where none of us are playing well this year. 'Haynesy' (Jarryd Hayne) is finding form but the rest of us are inconsistent - one week good, one week not.
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when you read into this it really sounds like hes not happy or enjoying things, its a worry.. he should go home, clear hes head, come back n carve it up....
If I was Sandow id want to go home to as he is the number one fall guy its all sandow's fault Not coach sk's fault the game plan is perfect ask Kearney he will tell you.
HERE WE GO! THIS SOUNDS GREAT
Let us hope laughter does not translate into XXXX bitter.
YAY - another rumour about disgruntled players at the Eels.
How would we ever survive without at least one of these every week??
let him have a few days at home with his family
The "poison chalice" (parra no.7 jersey) has destroyed another good halfback. Even Cooper Cronk would have succumb to the charms of the poision chalice if he signed with parra.
HAVE A FEW WEEKS OFF MATE, GET ON THE PISS HAVE A FEW FIGHTS MAYBE HUNT SOME DUGONG BUT THERE VERY FATTY. HAVE A GOOD TRIP BRO, ALLS GOOD WE HAVE KEARNEY TO SAVE OUR SEASON, CAN LASALO PLAY HALF?
The problem that no one is seeing is that this bloke was NEVER a good halfback !! As people no im a Cronulla Fan but over the Past 5yrs i have seen a shit load of Souths games live and Chris is not a playmakers asshole. Heres Why - He is a will of the wisp player, Yes he can scoop up a loose ball and run 80,Yes he can take intercepts and run 80, Yes he can come up with a big shot on a bigger man,Yes he has a good kicking game(when on Song). All these things you will see on the highlights reel BUT the things you dont see are, Chris throwing Short/Long balls putting blokes into holes or squaring up outside men to get one on ones, Drifting across, showing it , throwing dummys etc etc. He cannot steer a side around the park and unfortunately these last ingredients are what is needed to become a 1st Grade 7. While he was at Souths, he was never the conductor, Isaac Luke was steering that side around on the back of an enormous forward pack and Chris had a stop gap Five eighth as well and thats why they have struggled over the past 5yrs. So the answer is, Chris needs a 6 that can steer the side around and he can work off the back of it. So 2 solutions, Let Roberts steer the side around instead of leaving him on the left or Move Jarryd to 6 and let him do it which in my opinion is the answer. This is only way you will see the best of this oppurtunist Halfback Again !!
" Canu Smellllllllllalalalala what Johnnubond is Cooken !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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