Warren Gatland will go down as Wales' greatest ever coach if he wins a third Six Nations Grand Slam on Saturday, according to Gareth Anscombe.
The Kiwi-born fly-half, 27, has worn the coveted No 10 shirt for Wales in every match apart from the Italy win so far.
Ahead of the Cardiff showdown against Ireland, Anscombe lifted the lid on just how influential Gatland has been on the Welsh, who are unbeaten in 13 Tests.
Gareth Anscombe will likely play at fly-half for Wales in Six Nations decider against Ireland
'He has got to go down as Wales' best coach,' said the playmaker. 'It's hard to go past his record and what he has accomplished - the fact that we are going for another Grand Slam that would be his third.
'He has just got the ability to get the best out of everyone and as a player, one thing he does do is give you a belief to win. He really does leave no doubt in your mind that the team will get the job done.
'That's what he did in the lead-up to the England game. Sometimes it would be nice if he left that in-house rather than telling the public!
'Looking back to England we know no-one expected us to win that, but there was a feeling within the camp we were going to turn up and do a job on them.
'I have every belief we will turn up on Saturday capable of getting the right result and putting in our best performance.
'Warren has an exceptional ability to get the boys up for what we are doing. I am sure he will know the buttons to push this week.
'He will probably be a little bit emotional as it will be the last time in the stadium with this on the line. He deserves to go out with this.
'We all deserve to get this, but it won't come easy and Ireland won't put this on a plate for us.'
Anscombe praised Gatland's ability to get the best out of every one of his players
Anscombe, who was making his Super Rugby debut for the Auckland Blues in South Africa alongside Hadleigh Parkes - now his inside centre - when Wales
