Eddie Jones has fuelled tensions ahead of England's Six Nations clash at home to Ireland - a game many see as the new head coach's first real test.
It will be England's first Twickenham encounter since their disappointing World Cup campaign and Jones has got his digs in early by criticising Ireland's style of play under Joe Schmidt.
Jones has said that Schmidt has brought more kicking into Ireland's game, and that they kick 60 to 70 per cent of their possession away.
However, former Ireland back-rower Alan Quinlan says that Jones' maths is way off.
"Eddie needs to get his facts right, because his percentages are totally inaccurate," said Quinlan on the Sky Sports Rugby Podcast.
"I think Ireland kicked 24 per cent against France and 23 per cent against Wales. If he [Jones] adds up his own numbers, they are much higher - 36 per cent in both their games.
"I think it is just mind games, and I think he is just trying to rile Ireland a little bit. There is a certain amount of kicking you have to do in a game - against Wales, they were accurate and sensible kicks.
"There are always one or two which are going to be awry but that is the modern game."
Pressure
Ireland may have drawn against Wales and lost to France compared to England's two wins against Scotland and Italy, but Quinlan believes England are under more pressure than Ireland.
"We don't really know how England are - they have beaten Scotland and Italy," he added. "Scotland have lost nine on the bounce. England have not exactly set the world on fire yet.
"Eddie Jones has not really changed this team up too much - they still have not got an out-and-out No 7.
"It amazes me that he moved Chris Robshaw over to No 6 and moved James Haskell in at No 7. I think he should pick one of the young guys as an out-and-out No 7. England will always have a big pack, but that is what they are crying out for."
Quinlan admitted to be slightly concerned about the attitude of the Ireland squad, who still seem to be suffering from the disappointments of their own World Cup campaign.
"There is a bit of negativity around the group," said the former Munster star. "There was a lot of positivity going into the World Cup after winning two Six Nations'. I think the big problem is that people are frustrated that Ireland were then beaten so convincingly by Argentina.
"The mitigating factors were all the injuries but it was a disappointment, and questions marks arose around how they were playing.
"I think some of the criticism has been a little unfair. When you lose people like Paul O'Connell, Peter O'Mahony, Cian Healy, Mike Ross, Tommy Bowe... all these guys have a huge amount of experience and are used to winning matches.
"I thought Ireland played really well against Wales. There were some real positives but the negativity has crept back in after the France game."
Tactics
Despite this, Quinlan is confident Ireland can give England a proper Test match and says they will be focused on the set-piece and building phases.
"Ireland will not win this game by kicking," added Quinlan. "They will need to hold onto the ball and build phases.
"I think the basic fundamentals have to be right for Ireland - the scrum and the lineout. They fell short against France and that ultimately cost them.
"Against England, they have got to get their set-piece right. If they get good quality ball from the middle and tail-end of the lineout, then they can have some strike moves in and around George Ford and Owen Farrell, and look to build some multi-phases.
"If Ireland are to have any chance of beating England, they have got to build phases and they have got to recycle the ball really quickly."
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