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The Crusaders are going back to the drawing board this week as they search for an answer to turn around their recent form slump.
They might be the top ranked side heading into the Super 14 semifinals, but they haven't been playing like it.
They lost at home to the Highlanders last weekend, and barely scraped by the Reds the week before.
Captain Richie McCaw says they have battled mentally and need to do a bit of soul searching, but it is unlikely to come in the form of raucous team talks.
He says it is the individual preparation that needs to lift and there is no point in talking too much, because everyone knows what is missing.
The Crusaders will continue to monitor Mose Tuiali'i who is battling a knee injury.
Meanwhile, 11,000 tickets remain for Saturday night's Super 14 semifinal between the Crusaders and the Hurricanes at AMI Stadium.
Tickets went on sale to the public at nine o'clock this morning. AMI Stadium has a current capacity of 25,600.
- NEWSTALK ZB
