Farrell reads the riot act after 'unacceptable' performance

BUNDEE Aki revealed boss Andy Farrell read the Lions the riot act in the wake of Friday’s 28-24 defeat to Argentina in Dublin.

- ADAM HATHAWAY

The tourists flew to Perth yesterday with a flea in the ear from their boss who laid down the law post-match declaring their performance was unacceptable.

Ireland centre Aki, a try scorer at the Aviva Stadium, has worked with Farrell since his Ireland debut in 2017 and knew what was coming from the straight-talking head coach. And Farrell duly delivered, leaving his squad smarting as he tried to pick the squad up ahead of next Saturday’s first game down under against Western Force.

Aki, 35, said: “You know Faz, he gives it to us straight, there’s no mucking around or no hiding here, he just tells you how it is.

“We're adults, we're old enough to be able to take it on the chin and move on quickly. There’s no point in sulking.

“He set out the aim for us to win every single game, to not be able to not come out with the result that we wanted in the first game has just got to be one of those things where we learn quickly.