Caelan Doris says a fast start by Ireland can take down a Wales side "desperate" to win in Cardiff having gone back to improve their future.
Discarding Wayne Pivac as boss after a disappointing Autumn series could have been a big risk coming less two months before this Six Nations championship and less than a year out from the World Cup.
But handing the job back to Warren Gatland, the Kiwi who guided Wales to three Grand Slams, could see a return to more glorious times.