Inu wants to stay and seems like he will

PARRAMATTA star Krisnan Inu has revealed the secret to the Eels’ late-season revival – the team has finally embraced Daniel Anderson’s uncompromising style.Inu said he and several teammates initially did not know what to make of the fiery former St Helens and Warriors boss but team and coach were now on the ‘‘same page’’.The Eels have strung together back-to-back wins against top-four sides the Bulldogs and Melbourne to keep their faint finals hopes alive. They play Cronulla at Toyota Stadium today.‘‘For myself personally, I’ve never had a tough coach, even when I was growing up,’’ Inu said.‘‘So it was something different for myself and a few of the boys – a bit of a shock to the system.‘‘His style was very different to previous coaches we’ve had, but we’ve got that sorted now.‘‘Everyone knows what’s expected from us and the coach knows who we are and what we can do. We all understand each other now and it makes things easier.‘‘It’s fun again.‘‘We’ve really adapted to his style in the last few weeks and that’s why I think we’ve been playing good footy. We’re all on the same page.‘‘We’re having fun on the field and that makes the hard stuff easier. We really want to win every game we play in and there’s a feeling we can now.’’Like the Eels, Inu has returned to form of late. Only weeks earlier the 22-year-old was at a crossroads when Parramatta told the former Kiwi international he was free to negotiate with other teams.There were no takers.Enter trainer Hayden Knowles.‘‘About six weeks ago when everyone was bagging the team and getting in to me, I had a challenge from Hayden to show everyone else that I wanted to be out there,’’ Inu said.‘‘And the only way to do that was to really focus and train hard.‘‘I didn’t really take all the speculation about my future or form to heart, but it bothered a lot of people at the club and in my family and it got to me in the sense that I wanted to prove myself and show everyone that I could still play.‘‘I think for me, we had a few problems at the start of the year with blokes getting injured, new positions and we didn’t really have any chance to build combinations. It was pretty frustrating and I probably lost my spark a bit.‘‘But I’m loving my footy again.’’And his greater involvement in games has not gone unrecognised by coach Daniel Anderson.‘‘I think first and foremost, Krisnan has been more committed and a bit more confrontational in the way he’s played,’’ Anderson said.‘‘He is getting more involved and saying Jarryd Hayne’s enthusiasm has started to rub off on him is a fair statement.And Inu, who celebrates his 50th NRL game today, is adamant he will do whatever he can to in his beloved blue and gold colours.‘‘I can’t see myself at any other club,’’ he declared

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MaxZ/3iaGGiZ August 2, 2009 at 8:31am

Well for all the fans of Inu, we can all relax knowing he will be with us. Inu is an electric player and bleeds blue and gold. Now lets see him unleash himself for his 50th game today in electric style. Its Inu's day.
DazDingo August 2, 2009 at 9:44am

But wasn't someone on here saying that Inu is 100% definitely goooone. This is awesome news though with his form at the moment.
Michael G August 2, 2009 at 9:51am

im one of Inu's biggest fans and if he left us i would be broken hearted for years
i love u Inu
cant wait for the Inu and Tahu combo to live again
David August 2, 2009 at 10:14am

Safe for now... The question is whether he will still be playing after 2010 or start on his Mormon duties... Hopefully he stays cos he's my 2nd
Djl August 2, 2009 at 11:09am

lets hope inu shows some sparkling form today
nz eel October 14, 2010 at 3:42pm

i found this a very interesting read. how things change...
George Taylor October 14, 2010 at 6:11pm

Loyalty only means how much these days
- blueNgold > George Taylor October 14, 2010 at 6:17pm
  
  How can you be loyal when your not wanted?
  - Kurupt > blueNgold October 14, 2010 at 9:41pm
    
    correct he was absolute crap this year, he was not wanted and it seems he new it.
    - Parraeels12 > Kurupt October 14, 2010 at 10:05pm
      
      majority of the team was crap this year. Im sure he wanted to stay and he really sounded depressed in the announcement when he first signed with the warriors. I really wish he was still with us :(