Wednesday 19 November 2014 17:30, UK
Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes his players must adopt a positive approach when they take on New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
The All Blacks will be looking to extend their 25-Test winning run against Wales and they are warm favourites to overcome a side that has been beaten at home by Australia and narrowly defeated Fiji so far this month.
However, Gatland reckons his side can spring a surprise in Cardiff if they get their tactics right.
"You have to play, be direct, run hard and be physical at the breakdown," he said. "It is a relatively simple message.
"You have to keep possession and look to put them under pressure, and you have to be able to defend their threats because their accuracy, vision and creating space and seeing opportunities are what make them different from other teams.
"You saw that against England, who looked comfortable for two or three phases and then for a split-second they over-chased to the open side and left the short side vulnerable.
"The All Blacks spotted that and Richie McCaw scored from a situation where England were not under any real pressure. Those are the things you have to be aware of to be able to stop them and put yourself in the game."
Wales forward Taulupe Faletau added: "They are the number one side in the world, and they will be a good challenge to anyone.
"But that is what you play for - to measure yourself up against the best. It was pretty much a disappointing performance against Fiji. We got the result, but the performance wasn't good enough and everybody knows that.
"We have to keep hold of the ball, go through the phases and hopefully that will open up spaces out wide. If we make that many mistakes again, New Zealand will take advantage of those opportunities more than Fiji did."
