Wales' toothless attack analysed: Missing details, an over-reliance on one man and the fixes required

There's been plenty of contrasting opinions throughout the first two weekends of the Six Nations when it comes to Wales.

Different facets of their game have been held up or knocked down in varying manners - perhaps not surprising given the two very different performances against Ireland and Scotland.

However, one area of the game that has been unanimously judged the same is the attack. Namely, why Wales aren't making the most of the ball when they have it.

In many ways, it's a tale as old as time.

Wales don't run in five tries in the vein of Phil Bennett's flowing piece of magic against Scotland in 1977 and people lambast the attack, unable to describe in detail the beauty of a typically Welsh score in true Twin Town fashion.

The criticism that Wales are blunt in attack often seems louder than any other country. Even when Wales are efficient in attack, they're penalised for not being the Barbarians.

However, on this occasion, the criticism seems relatively well-placed.

A year on from being the top try-scorers in last year's Six Nations, the Welsh attack seems a little less oiled.

For many, once again, it's unclear what exactly Wales' attacking plan is at the moment.

I've written several times in the past about what it is that Wales are trying to do in attack.

As a brief reminder, much of their success last year came through the use of a 1-3-2-2 pod formation and a 'no numbers' policy - by that, we mean that the positions of Wales' players should be, in theory, largely inconsequential.

Effectively, Wales look to spread the ball as wide as possible as quickly as possible - with their entire backline and some forwards capable of acting as playmakers to facilitate this.

In the piece linked above, you see Wales gradually