Robbie Deans ignoring talk about his future ahead of Lions clash Robbie Deans could find himself replaced as Wallaby coach by Ewen McKenzie. WITH speculation swirling about his future beyond tomorrow's night's Test decider against the Lions, Robbie Deans revealed just how determined he is to continue his coaching career. Asked where this game would rank in his time, the Wallabies coach replied: "The best, because it's the next." It's great to have a game in front of you. I'm not looking forward to the day that I don't. Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones suggested Deans won't, as Wallaby coach anyway, after this series. Jones believes Jake White or Ewen McKenzie will replace Deans, who has been in charge of more games as Wallabies coach than any other. "I think they have probably have already made their mind up on Robbie one way or the other that this result on the weekend won't affect his tenure," Jones told ABC Grandstand. I think they will either go for Ewen (McKenzie) to take over immediately or go for Jake to take it for two years and then probably groom Ewen to take it over in 2016 and in the next two years try and sort out the (Melbourne) Rebels. I think if they get those two areas right than the World Cup in 2015 is they're a great chance to win it. (Deans) had six years in the job and he's done a pretty fair job. I think everybody wants the Wallaby job now because they can sense there is a period of success coming. Deans responded: "I'm not aware (of Jones' comments) so I'm not going to comment, you get yourself in trouble when you comment out of hand, and our priority is Saturday." ARU chief executive Bill Pulver said on Thursday that Deans's future does not rest with the result of this deciding Test match. But as Deans knows well, there are no guarantees in rugby. He only had to look across at the rival camp to see that in the dumped Brian O'Driscoll, the game is unforgiving. Deans empathised with rival Warren Gatland, saying that coaching inevitably requires decision-making that will infuriate the masses. "You need to keep coming back to not doing the right thing, but doing what's right - big difference," Deans said. It's part of it, and that interest is great. It doesn't make it any easier. The fact there is so much opinion, so much controversy, means that the tight calls you make means you've got choice, and that's what we're tasked to do, find a way to succeed. We probably anticipated that (O'Driscoll) would be there, but as I've said on many occasions, we haven't spent the time in consideration that the Lions staff will have. We've got a lot of respect for Brian, he's stung us in the past, 2009 he scored in the last minute to deny us, it resulted in a draw. He is a class player, a class bloke, but the Lions have the luxury of being able to pick from a lot of experience. Asked why he coaches for a living when it involves so much stress and pressure, Deans replied: ``That's why I do it. We can't play anymore, which is a great shame. It's a great game, it's a great privilege. And this game represents that best. "We've heard players play in the past (Lions series) and come up short, who've told us how it lingers with them," Deans said. It's important for the game, it's important for the nation, it's most important for the individuals, they understand they only get one crack at it. Deans is among those individuals. "We get a brief time in this game, and we want to make the most of it," he said.