Former Scotland head coach Matt Williams has questioned Maro Itoje\u2019s leadership ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour.<\/b><\/p>\n
Williams, now an outspoken pundit, believes that Itoje and head coach Andy Farrell will be \u2018greatly tested\u2019 in Australia and has hailed number eight Harry Wilson, who could lead the Wallabies during the series.<\/p>\n
Maro Itoje\u2019s credentials as Lions captain<\/p>\n
He also states that the Lions<\/a>\u2018 \u2018money-making marketing machine\u2019 has kicked into overdrive to suggest that the tourists are \u2018morally superior to the south\u2019 despite the fact that the famous invitational team has won just one series this century.<\/p>\n Williams<\/a> took inspiration from retired Lieutenant General HR McMaster in his latest column for the Irish Times<\/a>\u00a0as he questioned Itoje\u2019s ability to lead the Lions effectively.<\/p>\n \u201cMaro Itoje\u2019s<\/a> credentials as a captain are brief. His leadership in this year\u2019s Six Nations was, at best, rocky and at worst lacking inspiration,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will be greatly tested in Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cIt may be unfair to compare him with legendary winning Lions captains from the past, such as McBride and Martin Johnson. But, as John Wayne said regarding the dangers of becoming the new sheriff of Dodge City, \u2018that comes with the badge\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to comprehend the mental strength required to succeed in the white-hot heat of a Lions test match, watch the great Jim Telfer deliver his iconic words to his forward pack before the winning Test of the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa.<\/p>\n \u201cLike George Patton, the famous US army general, General Telfer understood that much of leadership\u2018s effect comes from a sense of theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n British and Irish Lions standby list: 30 players who should keep their phone close for an Andy Farrell call<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n British and Irish Lions: The eye-watering amount players will receive win or lose in Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n